Unvaccinated travellers must show NAT results; people in Macao no longer required to take RATs from tomorrow if no further Covid-19 developments.
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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.
Key areas enclosed by Avenida do Conselheiro Borja, Rua Norte Patane, Rua Sul do Patane, Avenida do Almirante Lacerda and Avenida do General Castelo Branco; about 26,000 residents required to take daily NAT between now and Friday.
Health officials pondering jabs for kids once they reach six months, while urging universal vaccination and staying home over the holidays.
More than 60,000 NATs under way in Taipa with results expected first thing tomorrow after 26-year-old male tests positive for Covid-19.
Depending on brand, kits can cost from MOP 8 to 39; city’s stock of KN95 masks monitored daily on Pharmaceutical Administration Bureau website.
Citywide test due to finish at 6 pm this evening; residents reminded to self-test before heading out.
As case numbers continue to shoot up – 607 yesterday – health chiefs stress importance of repeated testing and avoiding social contact as much as possible.
Health officials urge friends and family members to help senior citizens, and warn of possibility of ‘false positive’ results.
