No positive results reported so far. Cross-border travellers and anyone who may have crossed paths with infected Tanzhou parallel trader under orders to get tested.
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Macao’s tally rises to 82. Hong Kong authorities report that most who died from coronavirus recently were elderly and unvaccinated.
Health minister says city lockdown still a possibility; mass testing due to start next month, some or all samples will be analysed on mainland.
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor announced on Friday that the government will introduce a universal, voluntary coronavirus testing scheme that could cover millions of Hong Kong people.
Macau’s last COVID-19 patient discharged on Tuesday. Health chief also says that the risk of COVID-19 infection in Macau now is “extremely low”.
No more patients under treatment for COVID-19 after the last of Macau’s 45 COVID-19 patients was discharged from hospital today.
Alvis Lo Iek Long, a clinical director of the public Conde S. Januário Hospital Centre, said that the local government will continue its fight against the COVID-19 threat “as a matter of routine”, coinciding with the gradual restoration of normality in the community with the city’s COVID-19 spread risk “under control”.
The Macau government’s current NAT scheme at the Taipa Ferry Terminal will be extended from today to mainlanders based on some exemptions.
Macau has had no new imported COVID-19 cases for 35 consecutive days since April 8 – another patient discharged today, leaving only 2 hospitalised.