Anyone who books a nucleic acid test (NAT) after coming down with COVID-19 symptoms or suspecting that they might have been infected with the novel coronavirus will have their Macau Health Code colour turn yellow, and their health code colour will only return to green after their test has come up with a negative result.
The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre made the announcement in a statement yesterday.
The government yesterday ceased the operation of its booking system for free nucleic acid tests for people in general who were required to undergo regular tests before Macau returned to its normalised COVID-19 prevention and control period last week, such as those who left home for work.
Yesterday’s statement noted that from now on those who have come down with COVID-19 symptoms or those who believe that they have run the risk of having been infected with the novel coronavirus should book a free nucleic acid test on https://app.ssm.gov.mo/mandatoryrnatestbook. The statement said that this booking system has now been renamed “Free NAT booking link for people with suspected symptoms”, adding that only those in either of the two circumstances should use this booking system.
Yesterday’s statement said that those who have booked a nucleic acid test on this system (https://app.ssm.gov.mo/mandatoryrnatestbook) will have their Macau Health Code colour turn yellow. They will only have their health code colour return to green after their test has come up with a negative result.
The statement underlined that the results of the tests booked by this system cannot be used for crossing the Macau-mainland border.
The statement also said that those who have mistakenly used this system to book a nucleic acid test will have their Macau Health Code colour return to green after cancelling the test’s appointment on the system.
Meanwhile, yesterday’s statement also said that those in various occupations that are subject to regular mandatory nucleic acid tests should book their tests on https://app.ssm.gov.mo/bcprnabook, such as health workers, quarantine hotel staff, public bus or coach drivers, prison staff, and crew members of cargo ships plying the Hong Kong-Macau route.
Quarantine hotel worker tests positive
Meanwhile, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre announced in a statement on Monday that a staff member working at Treasure Hotel in Taipa, one of the government’s quarantine hotels, tested positive for COVID-19 earlier that day. The statement said that the employee, a 24-year-old male non-resident worker (NRW), is subject to “closed-loop management”.
According to the statement, the government has decided to extend the quarantine period of some of the people undergoing medical observation at the hotel to Saturday. The statement underlined that this arrangement is needed as a precautionary measure.
This screenshot taken last night shows the interface of the government’s booking system for free nucleic acid tests for those with suspected COVID-19 symptoms.
