Macau discharges last recovered coronavirus patient, with no new cases in more than a month
- Casino hub has only recorded 10 infections so far, with health chief praising his bureau’s frontline efforts
- Hong Kong has 107 cases and two related deaths
The last coronavirus patient in Macau to recover was discharged from hospital on Friday, with the casino hub not recording a single new infection for over a month.
Health authorities in Macau announced that the newly discharged woman, 64, was sent to a public health centre for further isolation in the afternoon. Her release meant all 10 Covid-19 cases in the city had recovered.
“Now, Macau has zero patients, zero serious cases, zero deaths and zero infections in hospitals,” Lei Chin-ion, director of Macau's Health Bureau declared.
Since February 4, the city has not recorded any new infection. Lei attributed the success to the efforts of frontline workers at his bureau and support from other departments.
Since Macau confirmed its first case on January 22, its measures to combat the deadly virus has been compared with Hong Kong, which had 107 infections by Friday evening.