Yearly Archives: 2020
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Eighth infection is imported case, says gov’t
Eight people in Macau have now been confirmed with the novel coronavirus, information from the city’s health authority shows. The latest case, a local retired woman, ... -
UM develops technology to detect coronavirus in 30 minutes
The University of Macau (UM) has developed a technology which detects the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in just 30 minutes, the institution advised in a statement. The ... -
Police: Videos of people collapsing unrelated to coronavirus
The Public Security Police Force (PSP) has clarified, in a written reply to the Times, that the series of videos published on social media platforms showing ... -
Avian flu strikes south of pneumonia epicenter
Avian influenza has been found in farmed chickens in Hunan Province, just south of the coronavirus-stricken Hubei Province, China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs confirmed ... -
Briefs | Opportunity for workers to learn, says ExCo member
Lee Chong Cheng, a member of the Executive Council, has suggested Macau’s workers improve their skills during this period of low business activity amid the 2019-nCoV ... -
Gov’t says no cases of forced leave found in gaming sector
The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) said it has found no cases of gaming sector operators asking or compelling their staff to take unpaid leave. After several ... -
Carrier denies passenger boarding following Philippines’ travel ban
Airlines flying to the Philippines are denying passengers traveling from China – including those from the special administrative regions of Macau and Hong Kong – from ... -
Gaming revenue drops 11.3% amid coronavirus travel curbs
Travel restrictions imposed by the mainland dealt a strong blow to gross gaming revenue in January, in what has become the latest setback for Macau after ... -
Hong Kong | Medical workers vote to strike as outbreak worsens
Thousands of Hong Kong medical professionals voted to begin a five-day strike today after the government refused their demand to shut all entry points from China ... -
HK exports grow in December, ending 13-month decline
Hong Kong’s exports rose in December, snapping a 13-month streak of declines that was the longest since 2016 as agreement on a U.S.-China trade deal helped ... -
HK extends school suspension amid coronavirus threat
Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced a string of measures on Friday to further contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, including extending the suspension ... -
Dealers call on Art Basel to cancel HK show over virus fears
The spread of the deadly coronavirus may jeopardize Art Basel Hong Kong, one of Asia’s most prestigious art fairs, with participating galleries asking organizers to cancel ... -
Corporate Bits | Meg-Star establishes special fund for Wuhan coronavirus
Meg-Star International Charity Association by Meg- Star Group has donated MOP10 million in the fight against the Wuhan coronavirus. According to a statement, the charity has ... -
In Kazakhstan, Pompeo warns of China’s growing reach
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo yesterday pressed Kazakhstan to be wary of Chinese investment and influence, urging the Central Asian nation and others to join ... -
Brexit no detour for migrants hoping to cross Channel to UK
Migrants and refugees waiting by the French side of the English Channel say Brexit hasn’t derailed their determination to cross over to pursue better lives in ... -
This Day in History | 1966 – Soviets land probe on Moon
The Russians have made the first controlled landing of a spacecraft on the Moon. Luna 9 made its “soft” landing at 2145 Moscow time (1845 GMT). ... -
Offbeat | Florida man mistakenly pumps gas onto the deck of his boat
Mistakenly inserting a fuel nozzle into a fishing pole slot, a Florida man pumped $60 worth of gasoline onto the deck of his boat and the ... -
Football | La Liga: Madrid stays ahead in Spain with win over Atlético in derby
With Zinedine Zidane making all the right moves, Real Madrid added to its dominant run by defeating city rival Atlético Madrid and increasing its Spanish league ... -
The Buzz | 20 dead in stampede at Tanzania church service
Twenty people have died and a dozen others were injured in a stampede during a church meeting in the northern Tanzanian city of Moshi, the government ... -
Panic turns mainland cities into ghost towns
This Spring Festival holiday, ghost towns have become the norm across the entire mainland, even in the most populous of provincial capitals. Usually, during the Chinese ... -
World Briefs
AUSTRALIA Dozens of homes were destroyed overnight in Australia’s southeast but the wildfire threat had diminished by yesterday across New South Wales state and around the ... -
Rear Window | Macau delivers
Even though we cannot project the outcome of the global public health crisis developing by the minute, as we pen this column we may evaluate how ... -
Monday, February 3, 2020 – edition no. 3463
* Virus Hunter • UM researchers develop game-changing 30-minute tests for coronavirus * Gov’t counting case number eight as imported * No signs of forced leave ... -
Philippines reports first virus death outside of China
The Philippines today (Sunday) reported the first death from a new virus outside of China, where authorities delayed the opening of schools in the worst-hit province ... -
When will there be a coronavirus vaccine? 5 questions answered
The coronavirus that started in Wuhan has sickened more than 9,800 people worldwide and killed at least 213 in China as of Jan. 31. People are ... -
New virus has infected more than 9,800 globally
A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 9,800 people globally. Cases confirmed as of Friday evening in Beijing: — China: 9,692 cases ... -
Govt: Non-essential civil servants remain at home next week
Civil servants who work in non-essential services will be exempted from work continuously during next week, the local government announced today (Friday) at its daily press ... -
2019-nCoV to impact gaming operators’ cash flow
The local government’s protection measures against the 2019-nCoV outbreak will have a strong effect on Macau’s cash flow, a report by Fitch Ratings released today (Friday) ... -
DSAL found no evidence of forced unpaid leaves
The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) has found no cases of gaming operators requiring their employees to take unpaid leaves. Earlier this week, reports from staff at ... -
Italy: two confirmed coronavirus cases, Macau tourist tested negative
Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said two coronavirus patients are currently in isolation in a Rome hospital and moved to cancel flights to and from China. ... -
Tourism businesses worldwide brace for a hit worse than SARS
Hotels, luxury shops and attractions around the world that came to rely on a flood of Chinese tourists are facing an even bigger crisis than during ... -
China locked down 50 million people and has to keep them fed
BEIJING — Carrying permits demanding “fast passage,” truck drivers rushed a 560-ton shipment of disinfectant from eastern China to Wuhan, the locked-down city of 11 million ... -
China flying home residents of virus-afflicted region
BEIJING — China’s foreign ministry said today (Friday) it will send charter flights to bring home residents of virus-afflicted region from overseas. The one-sentence statement gave ... -
Economist: Coronavirus scare will have ‘great impact’ on economy for many months
With the enforcement of measures by both the local and central government aiming to contain the outbreak of the coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Macau has seen a drastic ... -
WHO declares novel coronavirus outbreak a global health emergency, commends China’s efforts
GENEVA – World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said today (Macau time) that the novel coronavirus outbreak has become a Public Health Emergency of ...
