As of 9am on Sunday (September 26), 230 thousand people have been tested for COVID-19 over the last two days. A total of 172,279 thousand joined the NAT mass testing programme which started on Saturday at 3pm, while another 58,901 have already been tested on their own since 3pm on September 24 (Friday).
In total so far 129 thousand specimens have already been analysed and all tested negative, according to the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre. as cited by TDM Radio Macau (Chinese channel).
The 230 thousand figure accounts for slightly more than one third of the local population.
All citizens are asked to undergo the nucleic acid test (NAT) in the designated 52 testing stations set up across the SAR which will be operating round-the-clock until September 28, 3pm. These include 31 general NAT stations, seven caring stations and 14 self-paid units.
Those who hold certificate of a negative NAT carried out in the 24 hours prior to the beginning of the mass testing campaign (September 25, 3pm) are exempted from taking a new test.
The mass nucleic acid testing campaign runs until 3pm on Tuesday (September 28).
The Civil Protection Operations Centre urges those who havent done nucleic acid test should enter the system:https://eservice.ssm.gov.mo/allpeoplernatestbook/to make a booking as soon as possible, to avoid clustering together on the 3rd day, leading to long waiting time.
The estimated waiting time at each NAT station can checked athttps://eservice.ssm.gov.mo/aptmon/aptmon/en
The move comes after two new cases of COVID-19 were reported on Friday night and on Saturday morning respectively. Cases number 65 and 66 are ofof security guards working at Golden Crown China Hotel. These cases are related to a previous one confirmed on Friday, of a 31-year-old male resident of Turkish nationality who tested positive for COVID-19 in a nucleic acid test carried out Thursday night and had arrived in Macau, via Singapore, from Turkey, on September 18th.
The Macau SAR is under state of immediate prevention since 12am, Saturday (September 25).
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COVID-19: 230,000 tested as of 9am, no new positive results - Macau Business
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