MACAO, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) on Tuesday reported one new confirmed case of COVID-19, bringing the total tally to 75.
According to the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center of Macao, the new case was a 42-year-old woman of Vietnamese nationality who had worked together with the three cases reported on Monday.
Epidemiologists found that the 74th case had taken the same bus at the same time with the 66th case confirmed in late September.
Macao started its third round of mass testing late on Monday. In 24 hours, nearly 360,000 samples were collected and over 202,000 test results came out negative, the center said.
From Tuesday to Thursday, civil servants are suspended from work. Certain public services will remain in normal operation, according to the SAR government.
Starting on Wednesday, some recreational facilities in Macao will be closed, including cinemas, theaters, indoor amusement parks and gyms, according to the Government Information Bureau. Enditem