Tag: Covid-19
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90% of positive cases sent to quarantine hotels
Of the 1,087 positives cases reported by the health authorities up to midnight of July 5, some 900 have been referred to isolation in quarantine hotels, ... -
Public concerned over alleged search of mainland workforce for quarantine hotels
A screen capture believed to be from a WeChat conversation about hiring a mainland workforce to work in Macau quarantine hotels went viral on social media yesterday. ... -
Tally grows to 1,168 positive cases
Adding to the the 1,087 cases found up to midnight of July 5, the authorities have been able to confirm a total of 81 additional cases ... -
Health authorities report one severe case, two ventilated
A 71-year-old patient infected with Covid-19 is now considered to be a severe case of infection, with local health authorities not discounting the possibility of his ... -
No non-essential deliveries to red zones
Only essential items will be delivered to properties identified as red zones, the subsistence taskforce of the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center has announced. While ... -
21 medical staff test positive for Covid-19
As of yesterday, 21 staff at the public hospital have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, namely a doctor, six nurses, a security guard and 13 from the ... -
Gov’t responds to outbreak with cash handouts
A series of nine measures including cash handouts, tax refunds, and tax exemptions, among others, have been announced by the government in response to the current situation ... -
Authorities announce three new rounds of mass testing this week
Macau will see three new consecutive rounds of citywide mass testing this week, starting from today and ending Saturday, local health authorities announced yesterday in the ... -
Gov’t reports death of two Covid-19-infected patients
Two women, aged 94 and 100, have passed away while under the medical care of the health authorities for being positive cases of Covid-19, the Novel ... -
Quarantine free for people under SSM observation
Those required by the Health Bureau (SSM) to undergo quarantine will not need to pay their fees, regardless of their nationalities, Lau Fong Chi, department head ... -
City has 572 positives, 35 more need confirmation
The city recorded 88 new SARS-CoV-2 positive cases on Wednesday, raising the tally to 572. Of the new cases, 48 were detected from community and 40 ... -
Gov’t calls on public to self-test today and tomorrow
In view of the rising number of Covid-19 cases, the government is requiring the public to conduct self-test today and tomorrow. Individuals should declare the results ... -
Restrictions ease in Shanghai as case numbers drop
Shanghai is moving to allow in-person dining and reopening its Disney Resort theme park as domestically transmitted cases of COVID-19 in China’s largest city remain at ... -
WHO: Covid-19 cases rising nearly everywhere in the world
The number of new coronavirus cases rose by 18% in the last week, with more than 4.1 million cases reported globally, according to the World Health ... -
Rapid Antigen Test: Easily available but price savvy needed
With a growing number of workplaces requiring daily negative tests for Covid-19, fears have arisen regarding both the quantity and price of rapid antigen tests (RAT). ... -
Gov’t: Amendments to itineraries published were not unprecedented
Yesterday, it was reported that the itinerary of Case 271 had been modified and an updated version was published. In the first version, the itinerary stated ... -
Residents call for more support for the elderly in reporting rapid tests
Some radio listeners have called on the government to provide more support to the elderly in their use of the Macao Health Code. Callers to yesterday’s ... -
Authorities await final results to decide on more rounds
Local health authorities will soon decide whether more community testing is needed to tackle the recent Covid-19 outbreak. Such a decision could include additional rounds of ... -
China reduces quarantine for people arriving from abroad
China yesterday announced an easing of its quarantine requirement for people arriving from abroad but stopped short of lifting what remains a stringent COVID-19 policy compared ... -
Authorities to send ‘NATmobile’ to yellow zones
Local health authorities will dispatch a new nucleic acid test (NAT) vehicle to assist with administering tests to those under close control of the authorities in ... -
35 new cases raise tally to 391, first severe case
Local health authorities have reportedly found a total of 391 positive cases of infections with Covid-19 from June 18 to 5 p.m. yesterday, the coordinator at ... -
Education chief pledges to safeguard volunteers against infections during meal breaks
The citywide SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid test (NAT) stations have differing amounts of space, but the government will try to provide facilities for volunteers to rest and ... -
Gov’t will not regulate retail price of RAT kits
The local authorities will not regulate the retail price of the Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) kits that have been authorized for sale at pharmacies, the director ... -
City braces for more mass testing
Macau will face yet another round of Covid-19 nucleic acid mass testing, commencing from 9 a.m. today until 6 p.m. tomorrow, the Novel Coronavirus Response and ... -
Zhong Nanshan team forecasts more cases in upcoming days
Health authorities have said that according to the pandemic prediction model developed by the team of Chinese experts led by Zhong Nanshan, there will be a ... -
Gov’t further loosens red, yellow zones criteria
Despite reiterating the increasing risks of the current Covid-19 outbreak, the government further relaxed the criteria for declaring red and yellow zones in the city. Initially, ... -
Gov’t to run another – shorter – round of mass NAT
The city will see another round of mass SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid testing (NAT), in a shorter timeframe, from 9 a.m. today, a local health official announced ... -
The quietest day of the year
Yesterday was probably Macau’s quietest day of the year so far, with the city coming virtually to a standstill. Following the guidelines laid out by the ... -
Gov’t announcement of special Covid test lambasted on social media
Following the announcement on Tuesday afternoon that specific categories of people would be subject to a special Covid test, details were only released by the government ... -
Gov’t calls on whole population to self-test today
The health authorities have issued an appeal for the whole population in Macau – namely everyone who has participated in the mass testing and received three ... -
Covid-19 Outbreak Mass testing concludes with 49 positive cases
The number of Covid-19 infections in Macau has grown to 49, the director of the Health Bureau (SSM), Dr. Alvis Lo, informed yesterday during the now-daily ... -
Outbreak Mass testing finds nine groups of preliminary positives
The citywide mass testing for Covid-19 which commenced June 19 noontime and continuing until June 21 has found more preliminary positive infections, the director of the ... -
Gov’t justifies 11th day of quarantine with result of last NAT, procedures
Local health authorities have explained the reasons for extending the 10-day quarantine period into the 11th day. During the weekly press briefing of the Novel Coronavirus ... -
City mayor apologizes over lockdown response
The mayor of a northeastern Chinese city on the North Korean border that has been under lockdown for more than 50 days has apologized for failures ... -
‘10+7’ measure requires 11 days of stay at quarantine hotel
The government has clarified that arrivals from June 15 may only leave the medical observation hotel on the 11th day, after completing a 10-day quarantine. The ...
