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Macau Epidemic·8.4 | Suspected Nanjing's passenger plane to Zhuhai to broadcast drugs, He Yicheng hopes to control the epidemic within 14 days

2021-08-04T16:16:56.097Z


A family of four in Macau was diagnosed with the Delta virus, causing the local area to have a record of "zero confirmed cases" for more than a year. Macau announced yesterday that it has entered a state of prevention. A three-day national nucleic acid test will be launched from 9 o'clock this morning.


A family of four in Macau was diagnosed with the Delta virus, causing the local area to have a record of "zero confirmed cases" for more than a year.

Macau announced yesterday that it has entered a state of prevention, starting from 9 o'clock this morning, a three-day national nucleic acid test has been launched, and a number of indoor venues have been closed.


Macau Chief Executive He Yicheng held a press conference. According to preliminary investigations by the local government, it is believed that the daughter of the infected family was the first to be infected. The girl went to Xi’an with the Haojiang Middle School dance group last month. The previous flight was from Nanjing to Zhuhai and carried two confirmed cases.

The girl was in the same row as the two confirmed patients, and it was suspected that the girl had contracted the disease from the plane.


According to comprehensive reports, there are long queues at multiple local testing stations, and many residents have criticized the government for chaotic arrangements, improper diversion arrangements, and malfunctioning or unstable health codes.

The chief executive of Macau, He Yicheng, said that the national inspection was facing difficulties due to a malfunction of the government's software, and he apologized to the affected residents.


▼A long queue of people in Macau waiting for testing on August 4▼


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Macau Epidemic | Hong Kong people rushed back to Hong Kong to queue for 3 hours for testing

[14:31] A family of four in Macau was infected with the virus, with the Delta variant virus.

The Hong Kong government announced last night (3rd) that in response to the latest developments in the epidemic in Macau, it has decided to remove Macau from the "Easy Return to Hong Kong" program, which will take effect today (4th). Coming from Macau to Hong Kong will be subject to a 14-day compulsory home quarantine.



"Hong Kong 01" arrived at the Hong Kong Port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge this morning. There was a sparse flow of people. About 10 people came to Hong Kong from Macau and wore home isolation electronic bracelets.

Some citizens said that after learning of the new arrangements yesterday, even if they made an appointment for virus testing, they would queue for about 3 hours. They even pointed out that there was a situation of "grab grabbing" and long queues in supermarkets.

Another person who returned to Hong Kong said that many workers in Macau live in the Mainland. They cannot return to the Mainland because they have not completed the virus test in time. As a result, they have to "sleep on the street".

▼Hong Kong people returning to Hong Kong via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge on August 4▼


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[14:20] I was asked whether the Macau authorities will implement universal vaccinations in addition to universal testing.

He Yicheng said that he hopes that vaccination is voluntary. The current local vaccination rate has reached 45% to 46%. It is hoped that with this epidemic, residents will pay more attention to the protection of the vaccine barrier.

[13:39] The Macau government announced that many types of entertainment venues will be closed from tomorrow, but casinos are still open for business if they are not yet on the list.

When asked why the casino was not closed, He Yicheng said that the incident must have an impact on Macau's economy. The current Macau epidemic does not occur in casinos. The last time the casino was closed was due to the involvement of employees, and the decision was made to close it for 15 days.

He emphasized that some places can take measures, including health codes, wearing masks, and different precise epidemic prevention methods.

The authorities have required casinos to adopt strict cleaning systems and wear masks. He emphasized that any casino will stop if there is a problem.

He also emphasized that if there are cases of symptoms in some areas, it is not ruled out that national testing will be carried out again, and urged Macao residents to be psychologically prepared.

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Zhuhai tightens requirements for entry into the country to hold a 12-hour negative health code report

[13:30] Macau "cleared and lost". Four new residents were immediately declared to be in a state of prevention after being infected with the epidemic yesterday. Those entering and exiting through the Guangdong-Macao port must have a negative nucleic acid test certificate within 12 hours.

This morning, Macau implemented nationwide testing. However, due to the chaos caused by software problems, He Yicheng expressed regret for the situation and apologized to the citizens of Macau.

He Yicheng explained that in the early hours of the morning in Macau, the Zhuhai authorities notified that the inspection permit door requirement should be changed to 12 hours. Yesterday, Macau had to change the software from 7 days to 24 hours and then from 24 hours to 12 hours. However, there was a problem with the software. It hasn't recovered so far, "It's true that I can't speak to you."

He said that the confusion in the national inspection this morning was caused by the software, "because the changes will not follow the epidemic quickly," the software company has repaired it and hopes to be available as soon as possible.

He urged Macau residents to "don't be impatient." The flow of people passing through customs is only a quarter of the usual, and there is no need to rush to test for entry purposes.

(Screenshot of the live broadcast of the Macau Information Bureau)

The infected girl carried two confirmed cases to the Xi'an airliner

[13:15] He Yicheng continued to point out that the authorities initially concluded that the suspected female student was infected on a flight to Xi'an.

He pointed out that the flight involved first flew from Nanjing to Zhuhai, while the dance troupe that the female students participated in took the same passenger plane to Xi'an from Zhuhai.

The authorities tracked the passenger seat information and found that on July 19, on the Nanjing-Zhuhai flight, a person living in Zhongshan, the mainland was diagnosed, and another person living in Zhuhai was diagnosed. Both seats were in row 54, and the students involved went to Xi'an. When taking 54C seats, they belong to the same row and the same airliner.

When the passenger plane involved flew two flights, it only flew to Xi'an after a short stop in Zhuhai, so after tracing the source, it was considered the source.

He also emphasized that there was an outbreak in Nanjing at that time, and the school involved was still sent to the mainland, which is absolutely responsible.

He Yicheng said that if the trajectory of the source symbol meets the prediction, it is not caused by the flight, and it is not a hidden disease in Macau society. He hopes that the epidemic can be controlled and returned to normal within 14 days.

(Screenshot of the live broadcast of the Macau Information Bureau)

Macau Epidemic|The confirmed girl’s flight to Xi’an had carried 2 confirmed cases and the authorities listed the source of infection

[13:00] Macau Chief Executive He Yicheng pointed out at the local epidemic press conference that two Macau residents tested positive in Zhuhai and the two have also returned to Macau.

The Macau government was concerned about the incident. The first male patient was found at 12:21 noon yesterday, and the female patient was found at 12:50. At that time, it was thought that only two of them had problems, so they tracked the whereabouts of the two in the mainland. Later, they learned that their daughters had been to Xi’an. , Coughing after returning to Macau.

Macau liaised with the mainland authorities after discovering the confirmed case.

The CT value of the daughter of the confirmed family is more than 30, while the CT value of the parents is about 10. That is, the parents have a higher virus load, and it is estimated that the daughter will be sick first.

The confirmed daughter of the family involved is a student. She had participated in a dance group and went to Xi'an, the mainland of China, from 19 to 24 last month. She became unwell the next day in Xi'an and recovered. She returned to Macau in the early hours of the 25th.

The Macau government is tracking the whereabouts of the parents of the family involved in the mainland and their daughters in Xi'an.

Macau has closed theaters, bars, karaoke and other public entertainment venues since Thursday. Casinos are not on the list

[12:34] The Macau government published the Chief Executive's instructions today, announcing that from tomorrow (5th), entertainment venues such as cinemas, theaters, indoor playgrounds, bowling alleys, beauty salons, fitness centers, karaoke, bars, dance halls, etc. must be closed .

In this announcement, there is no requirement for casinos to be closed. This is different from the Macau government’s practice of requiring gaming and entertainment businesses to suspend business for half a month at the beginning of the outbreak of the epidemic in early 2020.

Long queues at testing stations nearly 37,000 people make appointments in the morning

Lin Yufeng, a member of the Legislative Council of Macau, stated on the TV and Taiwan program this morning (4th) that the arrangement was sudden. Because the current queue takes 5 to 6 hours to pass the customs, plus the time it takes to wait for the test results, the test certificate in disguise is only enough to pass the customs. Use it once.

She pointed out that there are many foreign workers in Macau, some of whom live in Zhuhai and need to travel between the two places to work every day.

In addition, starting today, Macau has launched a three-day national nucleic acid test, and the test station will start operating at nine o'clock in the morning.

As of 8 o'clock in the morning, nearly 37,000 people have made appointments.

However, before the start of the test, there were long queues outside some test stations, and many citizens criticized the improper diversion arrangement.

According to local media reports, the health code that can be scheduled for testing also failed. The connection was slow for a while, and some pages were displayed as faulty and could not be used.

Lin Yufeng pointed out that many people did not make an appointment online, causing hundreds of people to wait in line for testing at some testing stations.

The official system is also unstable. She said that she had entered the system three times in the morning, but failed to enter the system only two times, and the local English release of messages was slow.

Citizens rush to the supermarket to buy food

Since the news of the confirmed case came out yesterday, the locals have been panicked.

Lin Yufeng pointed out that because there have been no confirmed cases in the local area for more than a year, there is a lax situation, and many people have not stored food.

When she bought food last night, she found that many ready-to-eat foods, such as bread and vegetables, were all sold out.

The authorities have also not improved the "health code", including when citizens leave the country for the mainland, even if they do not fill in the itinerary for the mainland, they can enter Macau.



The Macau government stated that the Economic Services Bureau and the Consumer Council have contacted suppliers and retailers to ensure a stable supply of necessities for people’s livelihood.

The current stock of rice is about 1.3 million kilograms, and the stock of cooking oil is over 860,000 liters, which is equivalent to Macau's one-month consumption.

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