The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre indicates that the COVID-19 positive case detected yesterday (26 October), which involves a 66-year-old female Macao resident, has been classified as an imported case. In order to identify any potential infected persons who may be lurking in the local community, key area nucleic acid testing has been implemented for the building where the positive case resided and the area she frequented. Target groups of the testing drive are required to undergo three nucleic acid tests in total, one each for yesterday (26 October), today (27 October) and tomorrow (28 October). For this reason, individuals in the key area are reminded again to book and complete the nucleic acid test as soon as possible; those who fail to take the test as required will see their Macao Health Code changed to yellow on the next day, and they can only have the green health code restored after a nucleic acid test is carried out with negative result.
To cooperate with this NAT drive, all operating sampling stations will continue to provide testing services. Besides, the following six stations will open from 09:00 to 24:00 today and tomorrow (27 and 28 October): Qingmao Port, Kon Chi Medical Service Centre, Leisure Area in Baía Norte do Fai Chi Kei, Trust Leisure Garden/Terminal, Macau Medical and Health Federation at Edifício do Bairro da Ilha Verde, and the former Macau Yat Yuen Canidrome. Meanwhile, the Response and Coordination Centre will distribute 5 rapid antigen tests to each individual in the key area today (27 October). Relevant individuals may schedule for the NAT at https://eservice.ssm.gov.mo/allpeoplernatestbook (result cannot be used for border crossing purpose). For self-paid NAT stations (appointment required), the link for booking is: https://eservice.ssm.gov.mo/rnatestbook (paper certificates can be provided, result will be uploaded to the Macao Health Code and can be used for border crossing purpose).
Before heading to the NAT station for sampling, individuals in the key area must first perform a rapid antigen test (RAT) and declare the result via the Macao Health Code. Only those who have a negative RAT result can be sampled at the NAT stations. If the RAT result is positive, regardless of whether having fever, respiratory symptoms or other discomfort, an ambulance should be called (Tel: 119, 120 or 2857 2222). The declarant and the co-living individuals must stay home and wait patiently for being transferred to the quarantine site by the designated ambulance. Relevant nucleic acid testing will be arranged for all of them by the authorities.
Failure to declare the correct and up-to-date address in the Macao Health Code may result in the declarant being classified as an individual in the lockdown or precautionary zone, and thus assigned with a health code locked in red or yellow colour. To avoid this from happening, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre urges citizens to review the “residential address” in their Macao Health Code as soon as possible. If the declared address is incorrect, or you are not sure whether the address registered with the Identification Services Bureau is up-to-date, please immediately fill in the address information again in the Macao Health Code.