Briefs | Banks to provide limited services starting today

  The financial sector is resuming services today, but only partially, according to the Monetary Authority of Macao. Starting from today, banks will resume operations, following a week-long suspension of services

Eighth infection is imported case, says gov’t

Eight people in Macau have now been confirmed with the novel coronavirus, information from the city’s health authority shows. The latest case, a local retired woman, has been categorized by

UM develops technology to detect coronavirus in 30 minutes

The University of Macau (UM) has developed a technology which detects the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in just 30 minutes, the institution advised in a statement. The “Virus Hunter,” a rapid test

Police: Videos of people collapsing unrelated to coronavirus

According to a PSP spokesperson, the videos of a “man fallen on the street near the Vasco da Gama Garden and a woman who fell at the Border Gate, were

Avian flu strikes south of pneumonia epicenter

Avian influenza has been found in farmed chickens in Hunan Province, just south of the coronavirus-stricken Hubei Province, China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs confirmed on its website. The highly

Briefs | Opportunity for workers to learn, says ExCo member

Lee Chong Cheng, a member of the Executive Council, has suggested Macau’s workers improve their skills during this period of low business activity amid the 2019-nCoV outbreak. During this morning’s

Gov’t says no cases of forced leave found in gaming sector

The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) said it has found no cases of gaming sector operators asking or compelling their staff to take unpaid leave. After several reports of workplace coercion surfaced

Carrier denies passenger boarding following Philippines’ travel ban

Airlines flying to the Philippines are denying passengers traveling from China - including those from the special administrative regions of Macau and Hong Kong - from boarding flights, following the

Gaming revenue drops 11.3% amid coronavirus travel curbs

Travel restrictions imposed by the mainland dealt a strong blow to gross gaming revenue in January, in what has become the latest setback for Macau after a dismal 2019 rocked

Philippines reports first virus death outside of China

The Philippines today (Sunday) reported the first death from a new virus outside of China, where authorities delayed the opening of schools in the worst-hit province and tightened quarantine measures

When will there be a coronavirus vaccine? 5 questions answered

Is there a vaccine under development for the coronavirus? Work has begun at multiple organizations, including the National Institutes of Health, to develop a vaccine for this new strain of coronavirus,

New virus has infected more than 9,800 globally

A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 9,800 people globally. Cases confirmed as of Friday evening in Beijing: — China: 9,692 cases on the mainland. In addition, Hong

Govt: Non-essential civil servants remain at home next week

Civil servants who work in non-essential services will be exempted from work continuously during next week, the local government announced today (Friday) at its daily press conference. Last week, the local

2019-nCoV to impact gaming operators’ cash flow

The local government’s protection measures against the 2019-nCoV outbreak will have a strong effect on Macau’s cash flow, a report by Fitch Ratings released today (Friday) says. The cash flow effect

DSAL found no evidence of forced unpaid leaves

Earlier this week, 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

Italy: two confirmed coronavirus cases, Macau tourist tested negative

Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said two coronavirus patients are currently in isolation in a Rome hospital and moved to cancel flights to and from China. The two Chinese tourists have

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

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