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In response to the COVID-19 outbreak in Macao since 18 June, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre has decided to require all people in Macao to conduct rapid antigen tests (RATs) for COVID-19 for two consecutive days starting from tomorrow (29 June) to 30 June.
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The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre states that, people who have recently been assigned a yellow or red health code due to declaration of incorrect residential address may visit the Enquiries and Assistance Platform for COVID-19 Prevention and Control (https://www.ssm.gov.mo/covidq), select “Apply for removal of red/yellow health code”, and make application by completing the required information and submitting supporting documents.
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In response to the increasing pandemic situation in Macau and the continuous growing risk of contagion in the community, the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) is coordinating with the 11 rehabilitation nursing homes and 1 detoxification and rehabilitation home in Macau to gradually start the implementation of the " Preventative Closed-loop Management Measures" in these spaces, between today and tomorrow. Upon the commencement of the preventive measures, all people of the nursing homes (including the elderly residents and staff) are strongly advised to remain at home and will be subject to regular testing. At the same time, measures are taken such as refraining from outside visits and adopting a no-contact goods delivery arrangements to further implement the epidemic prevention strategy of "preventing the importation of cases and controlling the spread of the virus in the community" for nursing homes, so as to protect the health and safety of the elderly and staff as much as possible.
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Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre
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The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre stated that, with regard to the present mass testing drive which began at 9:00am yesterday (27 June), as of 4:00pm today (28 June), a total of 21 tubes of mixed samples have been tested positive.
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With regard to the present citywide NAT programme, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre announces the following:
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The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre states that, regarding epidemic prevention and control, the public may inquire or ask for assistance by calling 2870 0800, via e-mail at info.cdc@ssm.gov.mo, by messaging to 6333 7492, or by visiting the Enquiries and Assistance for COVID-19 Prevention and Control ( https://www.ssm.gov.mo/covidq ) to make inquiries or request for help.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that a total of 121 hotel establishments offered accommodation services to the public in May 2022, an increase of 7 year-on-year; number of available guest rooms rose by 4.6% to 39,000. Data on hotel establishments designated for medical observation and self-health monitoring were excluded in the compilation of the results. The average occupancy rate of guest rooms in May dropped by 27.9 percentage points year-on-year to 34.2%; the rate for 5-star hotels was 31.3%, which was lower than the sector’s average.
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During the pandemic, the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) continues to strengthen the unclogging and clearance of sewers and municipal pumping stations to ensure smooth operation of the drainage system and avoid the risk of pandemic spread caused by drainage blockage. Recently, a large amount of domestic waste such as towels and masks has been found in public sewers, which not only seriously affected the operation of the sewers, but could also easily cause sewage backflow, increasing the risk of pandemic spread in the community.
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