No need to panic, but keep contacts to minimum as situation likely to worsen in coming days; The Parisian Macao pressed into service as quarantine hotel.
Macao Covid-19 outbreak
Five testing stations open from 12 pm to 9 pm today for all those who have been in Lou Lim Ioc Park, Luís de Camões Park and more.
Residents must self-test once today and again on Sunday; positive cases must call ambulance; anybody sharing same home must stay put for NAT.
Second round of citywide Covid-19 testing to continue until midnight; anyone failing to get tested will be assigned with a yellow health code and taken by police to undergo the test.
Chief Executive warns pandemic situation more complex and serious than before; casinos continue to operate for the moment.
Health director says situation ‘very serious’; three clusters identified; 5,000 people locked down or affected by city’s Red and Yellow Zones; non-tertiary students to end academic year early.
Everybody is required to self-test, while Myanmar passport-holders and anyone who lives, works or has other contact with downtown virus hotspot must undertake NAT.
Positive Covid-19 sampling locations and times from mass NATs now available; citizens with overlapping itineraries encouraged to take RATs.
Residents urged to conduct RATs themselves tomorrow; 380 guests and staff from Hotel Fortuna quarantined; no citywide lockdown.
