Test quota upped to 27,000 daily, and will now cost MOP 90; staff at public bodies are urged to get their Covid-19 jabs altogether, casino workers are next in line.
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Alvis Lo Iek Long will replace Lei Chin Ion as director of the Health Bureau early next month.
Following poor visitor numbers in December and January, hopes have been raised that arrivals will quickly pick up again in the near future.
More than 12,000 queue up for their shot, as health officials report no adverse effects and exhort residents to protect themselves as soon as possible.
Macao’s Covid-19 vaccination drive is on a roll, with 2,000 volunteers inoculated already and thousands more signed up for their first jab.
Registration for jabs from 22 February opens at noon today.
Seven children — six boys and one girl — from Crèche Diocesana Helen Liang caught gastroenteritis (also known as stomach flu) last week.
Visitors of Zhuhai’s Doumen district between 16 January and Saturday to seek treatment at the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre if they experience Covid-19 symptoms.
Three collective gastroenteritis cases were recorded last week involving 19 patients from three nurseries.