(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) There is currently no urgent need for national virus nucleic acid testing in Macau
China News Service, Macau, August 7 (Reporter Long Tuyou) The Macau Novel Coronavirus Response Coordination Center stated on the 7th that Macau currently has no urgent need for national virus nucleic acid testing. The SAR government has launched an appointment system earlier for citizens to make appointments for testing. The first test is free, to a certain extent, to achieve the purpose of voluntary testing for all people. Up to now, 300,000 people have been tested for free.
Luo Yilong, medical director of Earl Ren General Hospital, said that relevant departments have conducted nucleic acid tests for 7 categories of people, including elementary and secondary school teachers and staff, social service agency staff, fishermen, cold chain food practitioners, market fish stall vendors, and immigration management personnel. As well as some front-line workers in the gaming industry, in the future there will be plans to conduct screening checks for public transport drivers and front-line workers in the catering industry.
Luo Yilong said that through the addition of equipment and testing reagents, and the training of more sampling personnel, the current maximum detection capacity of virus nucleic acid in Macau has increased from 16,000 to 23,000 per day, accounting for 3.4% of the total population of Macau.
Liu Fengchi, Director of the Public Relations Office of the Macau Government Tourism Office, said that the SAR Government is concerned that the summer vacation for overseas students is about to end and they need to go abroad for further studies. After coordination, they have received support from the aviation industry and have now facilitated 3 flights from Macau to London via Taipei For flights, there are 2 flights from Macau to France via Taipei. In addition, Air Macau will also provide services from Macau to London via Seoul.
When will the normal customs clearance of Guangdong and Macao be possible and when will the "free travel" of mainland residents resume? Li Dehui, Director of Public Relations of the Public Security Police Department, said that the governments of Guangdong and Macao will continue to communicate and gradually restore normal customs clearance for residents of the two places, but will take epidemic prevention as the major prerequisite, and the latest news will be announced in time.
As of August 7, Macau has had no local case reports for 131 consecutive days and no overseas imported case reports for 42 consecutive days. A total of 46 confirmed cases have been confirmed, all of whom have recovered and been discharged from the hospital and completed their recovery period of isolation. (Finish)