Monthly Archives: April 2020
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Golf | British canceled, Masters to November in major rescheduling
The Masters goes from that annual rite of spring to two weeks before Thanksgiving. The U.S. Open now is scheduled in September for the first time ... -
The Buzz | Hong Kong to remain closed to foreigners
Hong Kong will continue to be closed to foreigners, extending the initial two-week entry restrictions on non-residents indefinitely. Non-residents coming from overseas to Hong Kong by ... -
White House pushes unproven drug for virus, but doctors wary
President Donald Trump and his administration kept up their out-sized promotion of an anti-malaria drug not yet officially approved for fighting the new coronavirus, even though ... -
World Briefs
JAPAN Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a monthlong state of emergency for Tokyo and six other prefectures yesterday to ramp up defenses against the spread of ... -
World Views | China is reopening its wet markets. That’s good
Here’s one more issue to add to the bonfire of tensions with China brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. The country is reportedly reopening its wet ... -
Wednesday, April 8, 2020 – edition no. 3510
* The first day — China reports no Covid-19 deaths * Macau lockdown | No assurance yet for accessing crucial medicine: Gov * The 13 ... -
Macau CDC reminds public to remain vigilant during Easter holidays
The public should remain vigilant during the upcoming four-day Easter holiday, advised Dr Leong Iek Hou, coordinator at the local Center for Disease Control and Prevention ... -
Suspected electoral violation case dropped by prosecution
A case of suspected electoral violation against an indirectly-elected lawmaker has been dropped in the prosecution phase of the judicial procedure, public broadcaster Radio Macau reported. ... -
Fundraising campaign raises nearly 2 million patacas to help Portugal
A fundraising campaign launched by Macau’s Portuguese community has reportedly raised nearly 2 million patacas. The campaign is intended to support healthcare professionals in Portugal by ... -
Mechanism exists to send patients in life-threatening condition to Hong Kong
Despite all public transportation links between Macau and Hong Kong having been closed, a mechanism by which Macau patients with emergency needs are sent to Hong ... -
Almost two-thirds of all recently shipped EMS parcels contain masks
Face masks have become the most common product shipped from Macau to the rest of the world in the last two months. According to data released ... -
Analyst predicts casinos can last years with ‘near-zero revenue’
Analysts at JP Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific) say that Macau casino operators have enough financial liquidity behind them to survive with “near-zero revenue” for years. Operators ... -
Briefs | 2020 supermoon to appear tomorrow, visible across China
The Guangdong Wuyang Astronomical Museum predicts the roundest and biggest moon in 2020 will occur tomorrow night. According to the museum, if the weather is ... -
Singapore casinos face month-long closure
Singapore’s two integrated resorts, Marina Bay Sands and Resorts World Sentosa, have closed their doors for four weeks to help curb the spread of Covid-19. The ... -
Public Prosecution accuses nine with Covid-19 related crimes
The Public Prosecutions Office (MP) has formally accused nine people involved in cases of crimes related to the Covid-19 outbreak, the MP informed in a statement. ... -
Police arrest man accused of raping neighbor
The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested one man under the charge of rape, the PJ reported during a press conference yesterday. The suspect is a 20-year-old mainland ... -
Man arrested for goldsmith robbery, fraud
A Vietnamese man is facing criminal charges after becoming the main suspect in a robbery and fraud case involving a goldsmith. The 33-year-old suspect has been ... -
Japan | Abe to declare state of emergency as early as today
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that he will declare a state of emergency for Tokyo and six other prefectures as early as today to bolster ... -
Analysis | After virus, how will Americans’ view of the world change?
As the coronavirus spread across the world and began its reach into the United States, an assortment of Americans from the president on down summoned one ... -
Patients rush to join studies testing drug for coronavirus
The new coronavirus made Dr. Jag Singh a patient at his own hospital. His alarm grew as he saw an X-ray of his pneumonia-choked lungs and ... -
This Day in history | 1999 US claims ‘banana war’ victory
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has ruled in favour of the United States in its long-running trade dispute with Europe over bananas. The WTO says the ... -
From Iran’s hot zone, Afghans flee home, spreading virus
Mahdi Noori, a young Afghan refugee in Iran, was left jobless when the factory where he’d worked cutting stone was shut down because of the coronavirus ... -
Asia’s 50 best restaurants that you can’t visit right now
Singapore’s Odette has held on to the title of Asia’s best restaurant for the second year running, as top chefs grapple with city lockdowns, temporary closures ... -
NFL | Pro Football Hall of Famer Bobby Mitchell dies at 84
Bobby Mitchell, the speedy Hall of Famer who became the Washington Redskins’ first black player, has died. He was 84. Mitchell split his career with the ... -
The Buzz | Governments warned to coordinate international virus response
The economic fallout from the coronavirus could linger a lot longer and prove far more damaging without international policy coordination, according to Bank for International Settlements ... -
Human to beast | Tiger at NYC’s Bronx Zoo tests positive for coronavirus
A tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for the new coronavirus, in what is believed to be the first known infection in an animal ... -
World Briefs
INDONESIA The deadly coronavirus may infect as many as 95,000 people in Indonesia by next month before easing, a minister said, as authorities ordered people to ... -
Our Desk | Not enough to be alive, you must look alive
In ancient Rome, an episode occurred around the year 62 BC involving Julius Caesar’s wife Pompeia Sula. It led to the creation of the famous quote, ... -
Tuesday, April 7, 2020 – edition no. 3509
* Report | Casinos can survive years on cash piles * Two-thirds of Macau’s shipped express mail parcels contain masks * A fundraising campaign launched by ... -
Corporate Bits | MGM presents Wuhan hot dry noodles at Macau properties
MGM is introducing a series of authentic delicacies of Hubei to the Macau public, including their signature dish hot dry noodles, at Imperial Court and Square ... -
Macau mourns Covid-19 victims in national three-minute silence
Macau joined the rest of the country on Saturday to observe three minutes of silence in commemoration of the victims of Covid-19. The city’s national and ... -
Macau patients have low risk of permanent lung damage, says health official
Doctor Lo Iek Long of the Conde de São Januário Hospital said yesterday that, for the time being, patients who are infected with Covid-19 and have ... -
Gov’t discharges first quarantine hotel, more expected to follow
The health authorities announced yesterday the first reduction in the number of hotels designated to be used as isolation and quarantine facilities. The Metropole Hotel in ... -
Macau couple tests positive for Covid-19 in Guangzhou
The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center confirmed over the weekend that a married couple from Macau has recently been diagnosed with Covid-19 in Guangzhou, the ... -
Rice wholesalers assure government of ample supply
The local government has said that rice wholesalers in the city have guaranteed the supply of rice after reports of shortages began to surface online over ...
