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.
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180 million facemasks have been sold under the government’s facemask purchase scheme since its launch in January last year.
From today, parents or legal guardians can buy 30 facemasks for each child aged between three and four during the ongoing 30-day 21st round of the government’s facemask purchase scheme.
Children enrolled in kindergartens can only attend their classes in the new school year – which will start next month – from the age of three, as it is not suitable for those aged below three to wear a facemask.
The 21st round of the government’s facemask purchase scheme, which will last 30 days, will start on Sunday.
The government advises residents to continue to wear a facemask when out and about for the time being despite the fact that Macao’s COVID-19 epidemic has eased for a long time.
The 20th round of the government’s facemask purchase scheme – which will start tomorrow – will last 30 days, during which each local resident and non-resident worker will be entitled to buy 30 facemasks at the fixed price of MOP 24.
Alvis Lo Iek Long, a clinical director of the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre, said during Wednesday’s press conference that 108 million “government facemasks” have been sold since the scheme’s launch in January.
The Health Bureau’s (SSM) Control of Communicable Diseases and Surveillance of Diseases Department Coordinator Leong Iek Hou has announced today that the local authorities have adjusted the facemask purchase scheme to include 30 facemasks per pack.