Construction workers added to key group for NAT, with new key area

All construction workers are required to take a SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid test (NAT) every day starting from now, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre announced over the weekend.

The profession is the newest group to be added to the daily NAT requirement.

Similarly, the city’s health officials emphasized that the NAT result should not be considered an essential condition for work.

These groups of test takers may take the test at any general test stations across the city.

Meanwhile, the Coordination Centre has also announced that an area covering the neighborhood of Border Gate to some parts of the Iao Hon District has been designated a key group. The scope of those required to test includes people who live or work in the area surrounded by Istmo de Ferreira do Amaral, Rua dos Hortelãos, Avenida do Hipódromo, Rua Alegre, Estrada Marginal do Hipódromo, and Estrada da Areia Preta, as well as those who have stayed within the area for more than half an hour on or after July 20.

All those within the key area are required to be tested every day from now until July 26. Missing a test will result in a yellow code, and missing two consecutive tests will result in red code.