In 24 Hours, Macau Records 4 New Cases of Covid-19

DDHK.ORG - Macau is experiencing a spike in new Covid-19 cases. On Tuesday morning, October 5, 2021, the country's health authorities confirmed the 75th case.

Official Facebook account Macau Canal TDM reported, “This is the 4th case diagnosed locally in less than 24 hours.”

The patient is a 42-year-old woman, not a Vietnamese citizen who worked with patients 72, 73, and 74 in the renovation of a residential unit located in the Kam Toi Lei Fa Yun Building, Rua Pedro Coutinho. Because the woman was registered as a close contact with another patient, she was tested and the result was positive.

In fact, the patient was injected with two doses of Sinopharm vaccine on August 26 and September 30 in Macau. Likewise the previous 3 new patients, all of whom had been injected with the vaccine.

“The Corona Virus Response and Coordination Center is still investigating the source of the infection. Authorities say that the patient has no symptoms and has been transferred to the Community Health Clinical Center in Coloane for further diagnosis and treatment,” wrote TDM Canal Macau.

Since the 72nd, 73rd and 74th cases were confirmed as cases of local infection on Monday evening, October 4, Macau issued a third round of nucleic acid mass testing policy.

Cases in this 1 cluster began with the confirmation of the 72nd case, on Monday morning. The patient is a 46 year old man, a worker from Mainland China who works in a construction company.

The man lived in the Doumen district of Zhuhai. The patient travels between Macau and Zhuhai every day and uses a motorbike to move around Macau.

He has been living in Macau since September 26, staying at hotels such as the Grand Emperor, Sands, and the Victoria Hotel. “Nucleic acid test results were negative on September 28 and 30. However, this Monday, the test was positive. Patients were vaccinated with two doses of Sinopharm vaccine on April 17 and June 10 in Macau,” wrote TDM Canal Macau.

Designation of Red and Yellow Zones

As a result of the confirmed 4 cases in a row in 24 hours, Macau set several new red and yellow zones. This includes the patient's workplace and the two hotels where one of the patients has stayed since the last week of September.

Regarding the 75th case, 4 areas are designated as red zones. That is:

1. San May On: Estrada Marginal do Hipódromo 36B-38E e 40-52
2. Rua Quatro do Bairro da Areia Preta 1-13
3. Rua Três do Bairro da Areia Preta 39-49 and 51-63
4. Rua Cinco do Bairro da Areia Preta 2-14

Regarding the 74th case, the area in Bairro das Missões 25-D: Rua de S. Francisco Xavier (Coloane) is designated as a red zone. Meanwhile, the point in Bairro das Misses: Rua de S. Francisco Xavier (Coloane) is designated as a yellow zone.

Regarding the 73rd case, the area in the EDF. SON LEI at Rua Dois do Bairro Iao Hon 50 and Rua Três do Bairro Iao Hon 1 are designated as red zones.

Meanwhile, the yellow zones that have been set for this case are:

1. SON LEI at Rua Dois do Bairro Iao Hon 52
2. Rua Três do Bairro Iao Hon 2, 3 & 4,
3. Avenida da Longevidade 49 & 51
4. A hawker stall at Rua Dois do Bairro Iao Hon.

Regarding the 72nd case, the red zones defined include:

1. KAM DO LEI FA YUN at Rua de Pedro Coutinho 44-44A
2. GRAND EMPEROR HOTEL at Avenida Comercial de Macau 251-291
3. HOTEL VICTORIA at Estrada do Arco 118.

While the coverage of the yellow zone includes:

1. HANG LEI at Rua de Pedro Coutinho 40-40A
2. MAN CHUEN at Rua de Pedro Coutinho 42-42A
3. Rua de Pedro Coutinho 46
4. Avenida de Horta and Costa 13
5. KOU WANG at Rua de Pedro Coutinho 19-19F
6. Avenida de Horta and Costa 11-11E
7. LEI KUAN on Avenida de Horta e Csta 15-15C
8. SAN HOU on Avenida de Horta e Costa 21-21A