Briefs | Dengue fever cases rises to six

The Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement that it had confirmed a new case of dengue fever on Saturday, bringing the total number of local cases diagnosed to six. The disease was diagnosed in a 36-year-old female resident of the Praia do Manduco area, in a building adjacent to those where the first five cases were detected over the last few days. The SSM says the disease was contracted locally, but added that the woman had visited relatives in Zhuhai on August 9. According to the epidemiological analysis, the case was classified as the sixth local case of dengue fever registered this year. The patient’s condition is stable and improving. She shows no signs of a fever and none of her relatives have been affected. The SSM said it would work with the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau to continue mosquito elimination procedures in the region and verify dengue hotspots at these sites, and has called on local residents to take protective measures.

Chui, Lam to step up cultural cooperation

Chief Executive (CE) Chui Sai On met his Hong Kong counterpart, Carrie Lam, late last week at the Macau government headquarters to “exchange views on the strengthening of cooperation between the two territories.” The CE’s office said the discussion centered on “the development of cultural and recreational industries and other issues of common interest.” At the meeting, Chui remarked on the good relations between Hong Kong and Macau, noting, “the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge will create greater cooperation [opportunities] for the two territories.” Lam styled large-scale projects in the region as an opportunity for “new developments” to unite the governments of the “three territories”, as stated in the agreement regarding the construction of the Greater Bay Area.