Both victims were men, aged 56 and 63, and suffered from serious medical conditions; 13 Covid-related deaths recorded in Macao so far.
Macao Covid-19 cases
Deaths involve unvaccinated elderly with underlying health conditions; symptomatic daily case number stays similar to previous days.
New criteria in line with mainland China for assessing number of cases omits asymptomatic individuals.
Website only in Chinese and Portuguese; anyone with positive RAT or NAT can conduct a self-assessment via government’s electronic platform.
Figure is again nearly double the cases recorded in previous day, with total positive cases since 28 November now standing at 923; close contacts can also stay in any hotel starting tomorrow.
City’s tally since 28 November stands at 541 cases while most cases reported yesterday were asymptomatic.
NAT not required for events with up to 300 people; from Monday, teachers and students must take weekly RAT and classes will be suspended for 5 days if positive case confirmed.
City has recorded 146 Covid-19 infections since 28 November; local tally stands at nearly 3,000 positive cases.
Health authorities will only reimpose strict measures if cases reach 5,000 daily; elderly once again urged to get vaccinated to protect themselves and community.
