Macau orders citywide Covid testing after first cases in 16 months Issued on: 04/08/2021 - 09:38 Gambling hub Macau has kept infections low by closing itself off from the rest of the world for much of the pandemic Philip FONG AFP 2 min Hong Kong (AFP) Macau ordered compulsory coronavirus testing for all residents on Wednesday after a family of four was found to be carrying the Delta variant, breaking the city's record of over 16 months virus-free. Over the next three days authorities plan to test all 680,000 residents at 41 testing centres, the government said. The testing is one of a host of new measures announced after the gambling hub recorded 491 days without a single local infection.