Macau's current COVID-19 outbreak, which began on June 18, has risen to 533, Health Bureau (SSM) Director Alvis Lo Iek Long announced this afternoon.
Lo revealed the figure during the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre's daily press conference about the outbreak. It's the first time that the current outbreak's tally surpassed the 500-case threshold.
Macau's tally of confirmed and asymptomatic COVID-19 cases since January 2020 stands at 189 confirmed and 521 asymptomatic cases respectively, according to this afternoon's website of the Health Bureau (SSM). No COVID-19 deaths have been reported in Macau.
All people in Macau are required to self-test for COVID-19 today and tomorrow. The government has distributed free rapid antigen test (RAT) kits among the population. The self-tests today and tomorrow are mandatory. An app has been set up to send the results to the Health Bureau.
The government has carried out three mandatory nucleic acid test (NAT) drives for all people in Macau since last week. The tests were free of charge.
Macau reported its first novel coronavirus case on January 22, 2020.
The Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) has been closely coordinating its anti-COVID-19 measures with the National Health Commission (NHC) in Beijing. Macau follows the mainland's dynamic zero-COVID policy that is focused on preventing fatalities and serious cases.
