Tag: Covid-19
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Covid-19 | Gov’t warns outbreaks may suspend vaccine plan
People in Macau should get vaccinated against Covid-19 with urgency, as this might not be possible later on, health authorities stated during yesterday’s regular Novel Coronavirus ... -
The Buzz | Hong Kong’s zero-covid approach meets growing frustration
Hong Kong residents expressed growing frustration yesterday after new, tighter coronavirus restrictions went into effect, imposed by city leaders in line with Beijing’s zero-COVID policy. Hong ... -
BEIJING DIARY | Testing positive at the no-Covid Olympics
The phone call comes in the early afternoon, six hours or so after the mandatory morning test. The number is immediately recognizable because it’s so strange: ... -
China locks down southern city as omicron variant surges
China has ordered inhabitants of the southern city of Baise to stay home and suspended transportation links amid a surge in COVID-19 cases at least partly ... -
Covid-19 | Across Asia, spike in virus cases follows Lunar New Year
Many Asian countries are facing a spike in COVID-19 infections after the widely-celebrated Lunar New Year holidays, as health officials grapple with the highly-transmissible omicron variant ... -
Covid-19 | Chinese health authority slams home-travel restrictions during CNY
The National Health Commission (NHC) of China announced a series of guidelines last week which banned restrictions on home-travel during the Lunar New Year. Lunar New ... -
Covid-19 | Airport workers under close-loop management may swap positions
On the humaneness of allowing some airport staff just seven days per month to spend time with families, a healthcare official has suggested they may be ... -
Covid-19 | Hong Kong virus cluster in housing prompts partial lockdown
Hong Kong expanded a partial lockdown and tightened pandemic restrictions yesterday after more than 200 cases of Covid-19 were discovered at a public housing estate. Hong ... -
Covid-19 | China tests 2M in Beijing, lifts lockdown in Xi’an
A fresh outbreak in Beijing has prompted authorities to test millions and impose new measures two weeks ahead of the opening of the Winter Olympics, even ... -
Covid-19 | China’s success taming virus could make exit strategy harder
The sweeping “zero-tolerance” strategy that China has used to keep COVID-19 case numbers low and its economy functioning may, paradoxically, make it harder for the country ... -
New Zealand adds new Covid restrictions as omicron spreads
New Zealanders are set to face new COVID-19 restrictions after nine cases of the omicron variant were detected in a single family that flew to Auckland ... -
Covid-19 | Vaccine passport protests in Europe draw thousands of people
Thousands of people gathered in European capitals Saturday to protest vaccine passports and other requirements governments have imposed in hopes of ending the coronavirus pandemic. Demonstrations ... -
Covid-19 | Private sector may require itinerary recording, authorities say
Both health authorities and the Public Security Police Force (PSP) agree that private institutions and companies can “force” citizens to record their itinerary on entry to ... -
Europe considers new Covid-19 strategy: accepting the virus
When the coronavirus pandemic was first declared, Spaniards were ordered to stay home for more than three months. For weeks, they were not allowed outside even ... -
Breaking News: International flights to Macau to resume from Jan 24: Gov’t
The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center announced early today (Friday) that from midnight January 24 flights to Macau from regions outside China “will be allowed” ... -
Nearly three million in Zhuhai test negative for Covid-19
The second round of mass SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid tests (NAT) in Zhuhai has yielded only negative results, local media reports. According to deputy director of the ... -
Breaking News: UK lifts COVID restrictions, says Omicron wave ‘has peaked’
Face masks will no longer be mandatory in public places and schools in England and COVID-19 passports will be dropped for large events as infections level ... -
Close contacts of recent cases tested negative
Health authorities said that as of yesterday, all close contacts in Macau and those who had traveled to the high risk areas of Zhongshan and Zhuhai ... -
Xi rejects ‘Cold War mentality,’ pushes cooperation
Chinese President Xi Jinping called yesterday for greater world cooperation against COVID-19 and said China would send an additional 1 billion doses of vaccine to other ... -
Covid-19 | Home-based learning for cross-border students from Nanping and Tanzhou
Starting from today, cross-border teachers and students who live in Nanping village in Zhuhai and Tanzhou village in Zhongshan, along with those who have visited Guoji ... -
Covid-19 | Chinese city lifts some restrictions after three-week lockdown
State media are reporting the Chinese city of Xi’an has gradually begun lifting restrictions after over three weeks of lockdown as authorities sought to stamp out ... -
Breaking News: Hong Kong bans transit flights from over 150 countries
Hong Kong International Airport said today (Friday) that it would ban passengers from 153 countries and territories from transiting in the city for a month, as ... -
Covid-19 | SSM confirms almost 3,000 people being tracked after confirmed case in Tanzhou
Almost 3,000 people living, working, or studying in Macau are being tracked to various degrees after a confirmed Covid-19 case was registered in Tanzhou, a town ... -
Covid-19 | Close contact reportedly found in Taipa nursery
A staff member at a nursery located at the Nova City real estate in Taipa has been identified by the government as a Covid-19 close contact, ... -
Covid-19 | Omicron may be headed for a rapid drop in Britain, US
Scientists are seeing signals that COVID-19’s alarming omicron wave may have peaked in Britain and is about to do the same in the U.S., at which ... -
Covid-19 | Tianjin on partial lockdown after omicron found
State broadcaster CCTV said the government has divided Tianjin and its 14 million residents into three levels of restrictions, starting with lockdown areas where people are ... -
One of two Covid cases at Hong Kong party was false positive
One of two people who attended a large gathering with senior Hong Kong officials and was believed to be infected with COVID-19 turned out to be ... -
Covid-19 | Vaccine proof or negative NAT for restaurants, entertainment venues on the table
The city should buckle up early for vaccinated dining-in, though it remains too early to permit border crossings, a government doctor suggested at yesterday’s health press ... -
Covid-19 | Third omicron variant case recorded, close contacts test positive
The imported case of asymptomatic infection announced on January 3 is associated with the Omicron variant, according to health authorities. As the person concerned has not ... -
Breaking News | Hong Kong bans flights, imposes other Covid-19 restrictions
Hong Kong authorities announced a two-week ban on flights from the United States and seven other countries and held 2,500 passengers on a cruise ship for ... -
Covid-19 | Conditions hard for residents in Xi’an partial lockdown
Authorities in Xi’an say they can provide food, health care and other necessities for the residents under a now almost two-week-old partial lockdown. But in social ... -
Covid-19 | Second Omicron case detected
The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center confirmed that the imported asymptomatic case of Covid-19 infection announced on December 27 is associated with the Omicron variant, following genome ... -
Omicron spreads global gloom over New Year’s celebrations
After struggling with the coronavirus for far too long, the world understands all too well Belgium’s word of the year, “knaldrang!” — the urge to party, ... -
Covid-19 | QR itinerary tracking to remain optional
Public facilities will continue to allow entry of those who do not track their itinerary with the health code app, confirmed officials during the Novel Coronavirus ...
