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 the SARS outbreak as

Economist: Coronavirus scare will have ‘great impact’ on economy for many months

Visitor arrivals over the first six days of the Lunar New Year period slumped 76.5% year-on-year to just 243,200, according to official data, with those from mainland China, declining 81.7%

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 International Concern (PHEIC). Speaking at

Gov’t disposes of unsold firecrackers and fireworks

The local government spent more time than usual to dispose of this year’s unsold firecrackers and fireworks in a safe manner, according to a statement released by the Municipal Affairs

DSPA received 2,500 wasted electronic equipment to date

The Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) has received more than 2,500 pieces of used electronic equipment since January 1, when the local government began a new recycling program for more types

Local companies ‘forcing’ staff into unpaid leave

Reports from staff at several companies in the gaming and hotel industry, public transportation, and food and beverage sector are claiming that large groups of employees have been invited by

Carnival cruise ship in Italy lockdown after Macau passenger has symptoms

A cruise ship owned by Carnival Corp. was blocked from leaving an Italian port with some 7,000 people on board, after a passenger reportedly from Macau came down with symptoms

Suspected duo clean from coronavirus, leaving infected at 7

Two possible cases of the novel coronavirus reported earlier today - a local nurse and a foreign worker from Hubei - have been tested and proved to be clean from

Better playground planning wanted

During a TDM radio program, Wong Leong Kuan, deputy director at the policy research office of the Women’s General Association of Macau, said that there are insufficient parent-child spaces in

Corporate bits: Sands China president, executives visit team members to encourage their Wuhan virus prevention efforts

“As Macao, the region, and the world work to combat this fast-spreading virus, Sands China is extremely appreciative of its team members for their continued dedication to serving our guests

Crowds form long queues to cross industrial zone checkpoint

Long queues of Macau local residents and non-local workers formed at the Zhuhai-Macau Cross-Border Industrial Zone early this morning amid Macau’s implementation of new service hours for immigration checkpoints. Starting from

Driver dies in motorbike crash

A 24-year-old Macau local resident died in a motorbike crash in the northern area of the Macau peninsula, according to a statement released by the Public Security Police Force (PSP). The

Gov’t using Pousada Marina Infante as new isolation center

The government has transferred 26 tourists from Hubei Province to Pousada Marina Infante, as the isolation center at the youth hostel in Hac Sa has reached its capacity limit. As of

Sulu Sou says it’s unreasonable for schools to ask teachers to congregate

It is unreasonable for some schools to require their teaching staff to meet on-site to discuss students’ assignments during the extra holiday period mandated by the government, according to lawmaker

Visitor arrivals slump 76.5% boding ill for economy

Visitor arrivals over the first six days of the week-long Chinese Lunar New Year period slumped 76.5% year-on-year to just 243,200, according to official data, with those from mainland China,

Wuhan virus death toll rises to 170, transmission a concern

BEIJING — The death toll rose to 170 in the new virus outbreak in China today (Thursday) as foreign evacuees from the worst-hit region begin returning home under close observation

Do masks offer protection from new virus? It depends

People around the world are buying up protective face masks in hopes of keeping the new virus from China at bay. Some companies have required them for employees. Schools in

Central gov’t supports Macau in curbing coronavirus spread

A spokesperson for the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of China's State Council on Tuesday voiced support for the Hong Kong and Macau special administrative regions (SARs) to curb

Coronavirus scare prompts countries to raise entry controls for Chinese nationals

With the number of infected people rising every day and more countries reporting cases of infections of the coronavirus 2019-nCoV, some jurisdictions and travel companies have started to enforce measures

The Stranger | You are home on your own

After an official announcement nearly a week ago that schools in Macau would close down until February 10 or a later date as a measure to contain the spread of

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