DDHK.ORG - The number of COVID-19 virus infections in Macau has continued to soar, since the spike just a week ago. As of Saturday, June 25, 2022, the former Portuguese colony has recorded 190 cases.
The announcement was made by the Director of the Health Bureau, Alvis Lo. "In the last 24 hours, a total of 80 new cases were diagnosed," TDM wrote, citing Alvis Lo.
Among the patients, 118 were female and 72 were male. Patients were aged between 8 months and 89 years. A total of 45 people showed symptoms, the rest were classified as asymptomatic. A total of 7.208 people were followed up through an epidemiological survey, including 822 close contacts, 4.394 co-trails, 295 secondary contacts, 882 general contacts, and 625 companions.
At the same time, Alvis Lo also said that Macau now has 8 community transmission clusters. In addition to the 6 clusters disclosed on Friday, epidemiological investigations have led to a provisional division into 8 clusters, with 2 new clusters involving 2 people at the City of Dreams site in Cluster 7, and 8 people at Wah Fai Horta Court and Costa Avenue in Cluster 8 A total of 9 other people are awaiting investigation.
Initial investigations revealed that clusters 1, 2, 3, 5, and 8 had multiple relationships. While so far no epidemiological relationship has been found between clusters 4, 6 and 7.
All citizens are required to have a rapid antigen test Saturday and Sunday
Alvis Lo also appealed to the public to stay at home and not go out if not necessary, in order to reduce the number of people gathering. He also appealed to the public to carry out 2 rapid antigen tests. That is, once on Saturday, June 26, and once again on Sunday, June 1.
In this regard, the Macau Government has circulated an appeal poster. "People in Macau are obliged to do a rapid antigen test. One each for today (Saturday) and tomorrow (Sunday). Once on June 25 and on June 26, a total of twice. Please stay at home unless conditions are necessary, helping reduce the risk of cross infection," the poster reads. [Source: TDM] [DDHKNews]
