Both victims in their 90s, neither had been jabbed; 86 new patients recorded on Tuesday; Macao Forum and Mong Ha Sports Centre vaccination stations to close.
nucleic acid test (NAT)
Diabetic woman suffered from hypertension, coronary artery disease and valvular heart disease; woman tested positive in NAT on Monday.
One case, a Nova Taipa Garden security office staff, detected in Zhuhai while rest of cases related to Cabbie Cluster.
‘Cabbie Cluster’ spreads to woman who worked part-time at restaurant and Tong Nam Kindergarten, whose staff and pupils are now quarantined.
‘Cabbie Cluster’ spreads to fellow diners at restaurant near Kiang Wu Hospital; residential building on Travessa de Tomás Vieira locked down.
All four cases relatives of each other; taxi drivers told to get fourth jab; care homes and hospitals enforce negative 24-hour NAT entry rule.
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.
Sixty NAT testing stations operating flat-out to test everyone in city by 11 am tomorrow. Caseload now at 11. Health chief says ‘don’t worry too much’.