Prognosis
Macau to Covid Test People From Philippines More Than Locals
- City requires Philippine passport holders to get daily tests
- Philippines consulate general says it isn’t a political issue
Macau has been shut down since July 11, with most businesses, including casinos closed.
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Macau ordered any resident who holds a Philippine passport to take a daily nucleic acid test, with officials singling them out as more at risk for infection even though they account for a small number of cases in a Covid-19 wave that’s abating.
The testing regimen will start Friday, health official Leong Iek Hou said at a briefing Thursday. Government data show Filipinos have accounted for 9.5% of the city’s total Covid cases this outbreak, Leong said.