DDHK.ORG - After recording a record 491 days without Covid-19 infection, since last Tuesday (3/8/2021) Macau stricken with excitement and fear. The reason is that there is a family consisting of 4 people who are all positive for Covid-19.
The Macau government moved quickly. All citizens and all people living in the former Portuguese colony are required to undergo a nucleic acid test or Covid-19 test. The test begins at 9am on Wednesday, August 4, 2021, and is expected to last 3 days.
“The 41 Covid-19 test stations set up throughout Macau will operate 24 hours a day, and it is estimated that it will take 3 days to complete testing of all members of the Macau community. Of the 41 test stations, 27 are in the Macau area and 14 are located in Taipa or Coloane," the Macau Government Information Bureau official website said.
This quick step to prevent the spread of Covid-19 was carried out because on Tuesday there was a new case that infected 4 people from one family in Macau.
Apart from the community-wide nucleic acid testing program, there are five other testing stations at the Pac On Ferry Terminal, the Macau Forum building, Kiang Wu Hospital, Workers Stadium operated by the Macau Federation of Trade Unions, and the Macau University of Science and Technology Hospital (MUST). ), which also provides 24-hour service. To take the test, there is no need to make a reservation in advance.
Chronology of 1 Positive Covid-19 Family
The Standard media reported, on Tuesday that Macau's health authorities revealed that a family of 4 people had tested positive for the coronavirus, sparking fears of an outbreak in the country's community. The news came after the Zhuhai Health Ministry earlier that day notified local health authorities that 2 Macau residents had tested positive after undergoing Covid-19 tests the day before in mainland China.
The couple returned to Macau on Monday (2/8/2021) and after being notified, both have been taken for further diagnosis and treatment at Conde S. Januario Hospital. Their two children were later diagnosed positive for Covid.
“The husband recently traveled to Zhuhai and Zhongshan, while the wife has no history of traveling outside Zhuhai. But the couple's daughter had visited Xi'an from July 19 to 24. Macau health authorities suspect that the girl may have been the source of their infection, given that the flight she was on while traveling to Nanjing to Zhuhai had confirmed cases on board," The Standard wrote.
The husband, 51, works as a driver at the Seac Pai Van and Coloane health centers under the Health Service. Meanwhile, his wife is a fruit seller on the ground floor of Edf. Wing Fat, Rua da Emenda 2-CA, or commonly known as Sam Chan Tang market.
The couple, along with a son and a daughter, live in 8/D, Edf. Mei Lin, 48-52 R. de Coelho do Amaral. Occupants in the same building as spouses will be assigned a 'red' Health Code, while health centers in Seac Pai Van and Coloane will be closed for sanitation.
The fruit seller, where his wife worked, was forced to stop his business. Meanwhile, the City Service carries out district sanitation. [DDHKNews]
