In future, cases will only be announced once a day. Cabbie Cluster and related cases now total 59.
Macao Covid-19 cases
Nine cases found in community, remainder while under medical observation; cross-border arrivals face stricter NAT and RAT regulations.
Citywide mass-testing unlikely in future; Red Code Zones to be enforced if two or more households test positive for Covid-19; big events can go ahead if precautions followed.
Cases range from 11-year-old girl to 77-year-old woman; hundreds of residents locked down in seven Red Code Zones.
One case, a Nova Taipa Garden security office staff, detected in Zhuhai while rest of cases related to Cabbie Cluster.
Under-threes exempt; those who have not left the city but have undertaken a NAT on the same day are not required to do RAT on that day.
Cases include 14-year-old Pui Ching student who visited the Macao Food Festival while two restaurants – frequented by taxi driver – in Macao peninsula sealed off; all taxi drivers must now take a RAT.
Staff working flat-out at 70 NAT stations throughout city; today’s testing ends at midnight; wearing KN95 mask strongly advised.
All mass-testing NAT results negative so far; health workers trying to find source of latest case as typhoon nears; risk to Grand Prix and Food Fest ‘under control’, says health chief.
