Briefs | Government expands Zhuhai healthcare subsidy program

The Macau SAR government has decided to expand a subsidy program in order to help more Macau residents who live in Zhuhai and want to sign up for Zhuhai’s healthcare insurance. Yesterday, the SAR government published a dispatch announcing its decision. Since July 1 last year, Macau residents were given access to Hengqin’s public healthcare insurance system. Under the policy, students and minors pay 180 yuan per year to obtain medical insurance, whereas other qualifying Macau residents will pay 410 yuan annually to enjoy Zhuhai’s medical insurance. The Zhuhai government will provide 590 yuan for each of the aforementioned Macau residents, the same amount given to Zhuhai residents. For children aged 10 or below, primary and secondary school students, and people aged 65 or above, the local government will bear all the insurance fees.

Hengqin data center attacked 6.86 million times in first quarter

A major data center in Hengqin suffered 6.86 million cyberattacks in the first quarter of 2020, according to the Administrative Committee of Hengqin New Area. The attacks were mostly high-risk attacks and the number of attacks has been increasing month to month. Internet security services at the data center blocked or warned against all attacks and prevented the unit from being implanted with illegal content and other network security incidents.

No Covid-19 fake test trade found in Zhuhai

The Zhuhai Municipal Health Commission says it has not found any irregularities related to fake Covid-19 test results. Recently, online reports said that some people were trading fraudulent Covid-19 test results in Zhuhai. The Zhuhai health authority claimed to have conducted a preliminary inspection where it found no such irregularities. The hospital under accusation of issuing these certificates is the Zhuhai Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine. According to the authority, the hospital investigated CCTV surveillance camera recordings and inspected healthcare professionals working at the test scene and security guards. No signs of forging Covid-19 test results were found. To calm down the public’s concern, the department will be stricter in terms of testing services.