(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Macau launches national nucleic acid testing program, expected to be completed within 3 days
China News Service, Macau, August 4 (Reporter Long Tuyou) The Macau Novel Coronavirus Infection Response Coordination Center (hereinafter referred to as the Response Coordination Center) announced on the 4th that in response to the 4 confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in Macau on the 3rd, the SAR government has quickly removed In addition to the zoning and grading of precision prevention and control measures, the nationwide nucleic acid testing program will be launched at 9 am on the 4th, and the 24-hour operation will be implemented. It is expected that the nucleic acid testing of all Macao residents will be completed within 3 days.
The Response Coordination Center stated that starting from August 4, the health code of Macau residents will be marked in blue. If the residents fail to receive nucleic acid within the deadline (ie from 9 am on August 4 to 9 am on August 7) After detection, the health code will be converted to a "yellow code".
The targets of the National Nucleic Acid Test are Macau residents and all people staying in Macau.
Starting from August 3, people who stay in Macau but have not undergone a nucleic acid test for the new coronavirus can make an appointment for a nucleic acid test on the health code and go to a nucleic acid test station on time.
For vulnerable groups such as the elderly, pregnant women, and children, there are personnel and corresponding measures on site to provide assistance.
The Response Coordination Center stated that there are 41 nucleic acid testing stations in Macau, and the health authorities have completed the setup all night.
These nucleic acid testing stations will operate 24 hours a day, and it is expected that the testing of all Australian residents will be completed within 3 days, so as to actively and quickly search for cases that may be lurking in the community, isolate and treat them as soon as possible, and block the spread of the new crown virus in the Macau community.
At 9 a.m., the reporter saw a large number of residents queuing at the nucleic acid testing station of Peizheng Middle School. "Dragons of people" lined up from the main entrance of Peizheng School to the bus stop in Lulianruo Park. There were many policemen on the scene to maintain order; The nucleic acid testing station at the Taipa Olympic Stadium is also crowded with a constant flow of people; while at the nucleic acid testing station of the Macau Cultural Center, the flow of people is small and orderly.
In addition, the Response Coordination Center announced that from 6 o'clock on August 4, except for cross-border truck drivers who guarantee the normal production and life of Zhuhai and Macao, entry and exit personnel passing through the Guangdong-Macao port are required to have a negative nucleic acid test within 12 hours.
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