Monthly Archives: March 2020
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Education regulator cancels school resumption plans
The previously announced school resumption schedule has now been suspended and an announcement on new dates will be made in due course, the Education and Youth ... -
No new cases after three reported in single night
The city’s medical staff saw three new Covid-19 cases between Wednesday night and the early hours of Thursday morning. As of yesterday’s daily press briefing, the ... -
Face masks: From hated necessity to fashion accessory
Once seen as a sign of sickness, face masks embraced across Asia are earning a new status in the fashion world even as their popularity lags ... -
Briefs | Youth group calls for end to discrimination against returning students
The Chinese Youth Advancement Association has urged the Macau community not to discriminate against Macau students returning from overseas. Recently, over 3,000 Macau students have ... -
UM’s Professor Kevin Thompson elected to prestigious EASA
Professor Kevin Thompson, founding master of the University of Macau (UM) Moon Chun Memorial College, has been elected a member of the European Academy of Sciences ... -
Covid-19 | Wuhan offers hope on virus front; Italy nears stark toll
Yesterday was a day of contrasts on the front lines of the battle against the new coronavirus. In a sign of hope, the Chinese city of ... -
This Day in History | 2003 – US launches missiles against Saddam
American missiles have hit the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, signalling the start of the US-led campaign to topple Saddam Hussein. President George Bush delivered a live television ... -
Pandemic | Mideast airlines lose $7b as airports shut to combat virus
Seven Middle Eastern countries have suspended all commercial flights due to a fast-spreading new virus as the aviation industry’s largest trade association announced yesterday that airlines ... -
Golf | South African player tests positive for the coronavirus
The first player under the PGA Tour umbrella has tested positive for the new coronavirus after returning home to South Africa from playing a developmental tour ... -
Football | England suspends leagues until April 30, will extend season
English soccer will remain suspended until at least April 30 because of the coronavirus outbreak, with authorities agreeing yesterday to extend the season “indefinitely” beyond its ... -
The Buzz | Portugal declares state of emergency over coronavirus, recorded third death
Portugal stepped up its fight against the rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak yesterday [Macau time], announcing a multi-billion euro stimulus package and clearing the way for declaring ... -
Li Wenliang | Chinese probe criticizes police reprimand of virus doctor
China’s top disciplinary body has criticized how police handled the case of a Chinese doctor who was reprimanded for rumor-mongering after he shared a warning with ... -
World Briefs
MONACO The palace of Monaco says its ruler, Prince Albert II, has tested positive for the new coronavirus but his health is not worrying. Albert, 62, ... -
World Views | Face masks signal loud and clear
One of the curious little mysteries of the coronavirus pandemic is why Japan’s cases have increased so slowly. The country hasn’t implemented the widespread testing of South ... -
Friday, March 20, 2020 – edition no. 3497
* Education regulator cancels school resumption plan * Asia leading a face mask fashion revolution * Opposition mounts against Macau’s blanket ban on non-Chinese ... -
The Latest: UK supermarkets impose limits amid panic buying
TOP OF THE HOUR: — EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has tested positive for coronavirus. — Cruise carrying 1,400 people docks in French port city ... -
MGM Cotai employee tests negative for virus
An employee of a Cotai integrated resort who developed a fever yesterday morning has tested negative for the coronavirus. The employee, who works at the MGM ... -
Mission accomplished: All Hubei evacuees clear of Covid-19
The local government has announced that all 57 people who were evacuated by the Macau government from the central Chinese province of Hubei earlier this month ... -
Three new Covid-19 cases within one night in Macau
The city’s medical staff saw three new Covid-19 cases in a single night yesterday. The latest case is the youngest of all Covid-19 patients in Macau. ... -
Pearl Horizon pre-buyers change strategy to voice opinions
Former buyers of the failed Pearl Horizon project have not given up on fighting for their interests. They have continued to express their demands to the ... -
Briefs | Five arrested for drug trafficking
Four Hong Kong residents and one Macau local resident have been arrested for drug trafficking, according to the Judiciary Police (PJ). The five arrestees were ... -
Gov’t blocks proposal to add ‘PRC feature’ to Macau ID card
The Identification Department has declined a proposal to add “the People’s Republic of China” to Macau identification cards. This was expressed in the bureau’s written reply ... -
Seven new Covid-19 cases within this week
Within this week, Macau has seen seven new confirmed cases of Covid-19, all imported from outside the territory, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center announced ... -
Non-resident workers barred from entering Macau
The latest border control measure from the government will restrict entry to the Macau SAR for all non-resident workers except those who are residents of mainland ... -
Freedom of the press | Expelled American reporters barred from working in Macau
China said yesterday it will revoke the media credentials of all American journalists at three major U.S. news organizations, in effect expelling them from the country, ... -
Universities to resume with final year students prioritized
Six local higher education institutions are to resume classes on April 1, the head of the Department for Tertiary Education Institution Coordination of the Higher Education ... -
Lawmaker wants update on work instructions for extreme weather events
Lawmaker Ella Lei wrote an interpellation to the local government asking about the progress of regulations on work instructions during extreme weather. She posed the question ... -
Coronavirus rocks already strained ties between US and China
Badly strained ties between the United States and China are deteriorating further with the two sides hurling harsh accusations and bitter name-calling over responsibility for the ... -
North Korea | Kim admits troubled medical system amid virus fears
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un acknowledged that his country lacks modern medical facilities and called for urgent improvements, state media said yesterday, in a rare ... -
Philippines | Officials lift deadline for foreigners to leave north
The Philippines lifted a deadline for thousands of foreign travelers to leave the northern third of the country, including the capital, after quarantining the region due ... -
This Day in History | 1970 – Willi and Willy meet in East Germany
The leaders of East and West Germany have met for the first time since the country was divided in 1949. About 2,000 young East Germans greeted ... -
Pandemic | Traffic piles up in Europe as virus lockdowns close borders
Desperate travelers in cars and trucks choked European borders on Wednesday, creating traffic jams up to 17 miles long as they sought to get back home ... -
The Art of Giving | Modern philanthropy and the great disruption
We are living in the times of great disruption. Yesterday the world was identifying a set of pressing global challenges such as climate change, reskilling, blockchain, ... -
Time spent streaming spiked 20% worldwide this past weekend
For years, TV executives have fretted there is too much TV. Now, with the coronavirus looming large, they are worried there might not be enough. Because ... -
TENNIS | Virus forces French Open delay; US Open switch ‘possibility’
The French Open was postponed for about four months because of the coronavirus pandemic, shifting from May to September and juggling the tennis calendar. The French ...
