Elderly among most vulnerable, reminds health authority after first serious case

Following news reports of the emergence of Macau’s first serious case of Covid-19, health authorities yesterday fielded questions from journalists seeking to better identify the most vulnerable parts of the

English-language media crucial to outbreak control

Leong Iek Hou, coordinator at the local Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said during yesterday’s daily press conference that English-language media plays an important role in helping the

AL plenary | Mi Jian says Basic Law does not allow for housing market controls

The constitutional law of the People’s Republic of China and the Basic Law of Macau do not allow the concept of “Macau people, Macau land,” said Mi Jian, director of

Hotel occupancy rate plunges to just 10%

Hotel occupancy in Macau hit new lows last month with five-star establishments affected most. According to statistics published yesterday by Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) the occupancy rate in five-star

Wuhan | City at center of China’s virus outbreak gradually revives

Shopkeepers in the city at the center of China’s virus outbreak were reopening yesterday but customers were scarce after authorities lifted more of the anti-virus controls that kept tens of

38th confirmed case is another UK returnee

A new case of Covid-19 has been detected in a Macau resident who has returned from the United Kingdom, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center has just announced. This

Gov’t to create 10 billion patacas fund to tackle Covid-19 fallout

The government has decided on the creation of a community relief fund worth 10 billion patacas, the Government Information Bureau informed in a statement. The fund, which will be managed and

Macau records first serious case of pneumonia caused by Covid-19

The health authorities announced yesterday that Macau has recorded its first serious case of pneumonia caused by the Covid-19 disease. Doctor Lo Iek Long, assistant to the Board of Directors of

In Singapore, quarantine comes with sea view, room service

Student Chelsie Lee landed in Singapore from the U.K. last week, prepared to spend 14 days of mandatory, coronavirus-related isolation at home. Instead, she was whisked away to a five-star

WHO says it’s working with Taiwan experts after video goes viral

The World Health Organization said it’s working with Taiwanese health experts after an interview went viral in which a senior official appeared to hang up on a reporter who asked

Spain, Italy demand more European help with virus

Spain and Italy have demanded more European help as they fight still-surging coronavirus infections in the continent’s worst crisis since World War II. In the U.S., authorities urged millions around

Philippines | Plane catches fire at Manila airport, killing all 8 aboard

A plane carrying eight people, including an American and a Canadian, burst into flames yesterday while attempting to take off from Manila’s airport on a flight bound for Japan, killing

Sheraton Macao becomes 12th designated hotel for quarantine purposes

The government temporarily utilizes the “Special isolated area at Sheraton Grand Macao” as the 12th designated hotel venue for quarantine and medical observation starting from Saturday, authorities have announced. The

Wong Sio Chak says Guangdong policies were rushed

Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak has considered Guangdong’s latest entry policies to have been “rushed,” creating in turn a slight chaos in Macau, Wong commented during Friday’s daily press

Money not the issue in quarantine hotel negotiation

During the government’s negotiation with hotel operators on offering their premises to host quarantined returnees, money has not been a main topic, Inês Chan, head of the Department for Licensing

Hopes for SAR’s unprecedented uncertainty to stabilize in second half of 2020

Secretary for Finance and Economy Lei Wai Nong said during yesterday’s Legislative Assembly plennary meeting (AL) that there are signs the economy will recover in the second half of 2020. Yesterday,

Mak Soi Kun: Foreign-capital corporations ‘out of line’

Lawmaker Mak Soi Kun has accused Macau’s “foreign-capital enterprises” of being “out of line” because they are not helping the local government by renting out integrated resort property for quarantine

Novel Coronavirus | Infections near 500,000 as health systems buckle

The number of coronavirus infections were set to top a half-million worldwide yesterday as both Italy and the United States appeared poised to surpass China, where the pandemic began, and

Latest case is 27-year-old returnee from US

The 31st case of Covid-19 has been diagnosed in Macau, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center announced just minutes ago. The latest case is a male resident of Macau aged 27.

Gaming | Analysis: Macau recovery not on the cards this year says one analyst

Macau should not expect a recovery in gross gaming revenue until at least next year, according to one gaming analyst. Ben Lee, managing partner of IGamiX Management & Consulting, says that

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