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[Wuhan pneumonia] Macau considers restricting purchase of masks based on resident ID cards

2020-01-22T10:16:18.983Z


Macau announced today that the first case of Wuhan pneumonia was confirmed yesterday and the patient was a tourist from Wuhan. The Macau Health Bureau said that due to the large number of tourists buying masks, consider restricting purchases of masks with resident ID cards. "Hong Kong 01" reporters found in many pharmacies in the Macao market that no masks were sold. Some pharmacies sold one by one, each selling for 2 to 10 yuan, but all were sold out. Reporter: Wang Jieen, Chen Yixin, Hong Yeming hit Macau


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Written by: Wang Jieen, Chen Xin

2020-01-22 18:10

Last updated: 2020-01-22 18:10

Macau announced today that the first case of Wuhan pneumonia was confirmed yesterday and the patient was a tourist from Wuhan. The Macau Health Bureau said that due to the large number of tourists buying masks, consider restricting purchases of masks with resident ID cards.

"Hong Kong 01" reporters found in many pharmacies in the Macao market that no masks were sold. Some pharmacies sold one by one, each selling for 2 to 10 yuan, but all were sold out.

Reporter: Wang Jieen, Chen Yixin, Hong Yeming hit Macau

On January 22, Macau announced the first diagnosis of Wuhan pneumonia, and many pharmacies did not have masks on sale. (Photo by Wang Jieen)

Macau has a regular press conference this afternoon. The director of the Health Bureau, Li Zhanrun, said that Macau plans to implement a resident identity card to purchase masks. He said that before the Lunar New Year, there were about 20 million masks in Macau, which translates to an average of 40 masks per person in Macao, and it is recommended to wear one daily when needed.

Li Zhanrun pointed out that the purchase restriction system will be launched as soon as possible tomorrow or at the latest. The authorities will first take care of the needs of local residents, in other words, it may limit foreign employment and passenger purchases. The Health Bureau added that the mask supply mechanism is guaranteed. The masks are purchased by the Health Bureau and will be partly put on the market. The registration will be purchased with more than 50 residents who cooperate with the Pharmacy of the Health Bureau. Sales of other pharmacies and supermarkets are unlimited.

On January 22, Macau announced the first diagnosis of Wuhan pneumonia, and many pharmacies did not have masks on sale. (Photo by Wang Jieen)

"Hong Kong 01" reporters hit the market in Macau and found that many pharmacies did not sell masks. Some pharmacy staff made it clear that they would not be available until the Lunar New Year. A pharmacy employee said that 30 new boxes of masks were in short supply today, so they opened the sale and sold them for two yuan each, but they quickly sold out. He said it was no longer sitting on the ground, because pharmacies sell for ten yuan each.

During the interview, it was found that many Macao citizens are looking for masks in Macau, but they have not been able to buy them in a number of pharmacies.

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The first case of a new type of coronavirus pneumonia was confirmed in Macau. Zhao Chongyuan, the chief of the security police, said that the woman in Wuhan had taken MU2698 to get off at StarWorld Hotel and walked to the Landmark Hotel.

The Health Bureau said in the afternoon that three close contacts, two women and one man, were tracked down and isolated in the road ring without any obvious respiratory symptoms. First determine that the close contacts are the patient's friends, including a Mainland couple, and another girlfriend who had eaten and entered the room together and also needs to be isolated. Three close contacts are currently negative for testing, but need to be retested because of the incubation period.

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