Food delivery firms record up to 30% increase in orders amid outbreak

Food delivery platforms Aomi and MFood have recorded an increase of 20% to 30% in their services, amid the current Covid-19 outbreak facing the city.

Association calls on gov’t to strengthen tobacco control policy

Smoke-free & Healthy Life Association Macau is calling for a more rigorous measure to reduce smoking, especially among young people.  The law review

IAS responds in part to social workers’ demands

Choi Sio Un, representative from the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS), told yesterday’s press briefing a care facility had initiated the process of shift rotation for

More NATMobiles but fewer overnight testing stations

In the coming round of citywide SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid tests (NAT), there will be two more specimen collection buses – NATMobile – but four fewer overnight

City sees the passing of 94-year-old Covid and chronic disease patient

Admitted to a healthcare facility on July 3, a 94-year-old woman with a background of chronic disease was pronounced dead around midnight yesterday, Accident and

Smoker sentenced to five months in prison for breaking city standstill

A resident has been sentenced to a suspended term of five months in prison and put on two-year’s probation by a court of law for violating de-facto lockdown

Social Workers’ Union: We’re poorly treated

Care facility workers under confinement do not oppose controlling the spread of SARS-CoV-2 but are calling for a decent place to rest after work, the Macao

Nine prosecuted for breaching ‘confinement’ rules, another 810 warned

A total of nine people in Macau have been detained and referred to the Public Prosecutions Office (MP) to be investigated and charged with breaching the

NGOs call on gov’t to respect animal rights

Several non-government organizations opposed the measure published by the Macau government on July 11 prohibiting people from taking out their pets unless it is necessary.

Five tactics may help stabilize mental conditions during lockdown

At Sunday’s daily health press briefing, president Hon Wai of the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) was asked about the bureau’s preparation for this week’s lockdown. He

57 new cases found, tally rises to 1,583

The discovery of 57 new positive cases on Monday brought the total number of Covid-19 cases to 1,583, the coordinator at the local Center for

Sands China takes out USD1b loan from parent company amid turmoil

Sands China has entered into a loan agreement with its parent company, Las Vegas Sands (LVS), totaling USD1 billion and repayable on July 11, 2028.

Wynn Macau names Frederic Jean-Luc Luvisutto as new COO

Wynn Macau has named current Wynn Palace Chief Operating Officer (COO) Frederic Jean-Luc Luvisutto as the new COO for the local subsidiary and Wynn Resorts.

Social worker group slams IAS for lack of communication

The Macao Social Workers’ Union criticized the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) yesterday for its lack of communication with the group about the issue of worker

Police issued nearly 1,000 warnings on first day

As of 3 p.m. yesterday, police authorities had issued 904 warnings to people found in breach of the regulations that impose mandatory confinement for the majority

Gaming shares plunge amid casino closures

As casinos closed for the first time in two years yesterday to curb the spread of infection, gaming operators saw their stocks plunge by up

Social workers host online petition to raise concerns over frontline colleagues

Macao Social Workers’ Union has started an online petition to call for better treatment of social workers and other workers who are now in confined

‘Las Vegas of Asia’ tells casinos to grow beyond gambling

Losing money due to COVID, the American casino giants that helped make Macau the “Las Vegas of Asia” face a fresh challenge: The tiny Chinese territory

Health chief declines to predict peak as ‘it is meaningless’

Health Bureau (SSM) director and pulmonologist Alvis Lo refused to forecast the peak of this outbreak of Covid-19, saying that to do so would be meaninglessness.

Positive cases tally rises to 1,526, two-thirds asymptomatic

The number of positive cases of Covid-19 in Macau reached 1,526 on July 10, health authorities informed, noting the discovery of 59 new cases on Sunday.

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