Only 13% of booster shots were vaccine ‘cocktails’

Only around 24,000 out of 181,527 doses of Covid-19 vaccines administered as booster shots were done with different vaccines from the primary vaccination course of two doses,

China reopens one city as Shanghai lockdown enters second phase

The city of Shanghai prepared yesterday to reopen its eastern half and shut its western half, while authorities elsewhere announced the lifting of a citywide lockdown

Five Covid-19 FDCT funded projects presented

The Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT) yesterday presented five funded projects involving technological developments related to Covid-19. In a meeting held at the

Shanghai lockdown tests ‘zero-Covid’ limits, shakes markets

A two-phase lockdown of Shanghai’s 26 million people is testing the limits of China’s hard-line “zero-COVID” strategy, which is shaking markets far beyond the country’s borders.

Shanghai starts China’s biggest Covid-19 lockdown in two years

China began its most extensive lockdown in two years yesterday to conduct mass testing and control a growing outbreak in Shanghai as questions are raised about the economic toll

Hotel quarantine shortened to two weeks for Macau residents

The Health Bureau has announced that from March 28, residents entering the city from non-mainland locations will have their quarantine period shortened to 14 days.

Hotel quarantine shortened to two weeks for Macau residents

The Health Bureau has just announced that from March 28, all entrants from non-mainland Chinese locations will have their quarantine period shortened to 14 days, although health self-management for seven

Mail quarantined 70-hours before distribution

All incoming mail will be quarantined in the indoor parking lot of the Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau (CTT) for 70 hours before being distributed, a spokesperson of the

CT value: How low is too high?

From the discovery of Covid-19, there has been a battle among scientists and public health specialists over how to test people for the virus, and

Shanghai Disneyland closes as virus rises, Shenzhen reopens

Shanghai Disneyland closed yesterday as China’s most populous city tried to contain its biggest coronavirus flareup in two years, while the southern business center of Shenzhen

Events canceled over the weekend due to Covid-19 scare

A series of cultural, leisure, and major sporting events planned to take place over the weekend suffered last-minute cancelations. Organizers justified the hasty decision with the

China weighs exit from ‘zero Covid’ and the risks involved

Even as authorities lock down cities in China’s worst outbreak in two years, they are looking for an exit from what has been a successful but onerous

Lam cabinet will review Covid-19 restrictions as cases decline

Hong Kong’s leader said yesterday that the government would consider lifting strict social distancing measures as new COVID-19 infections in the city continued trending downward.

Gov’t presents plans to face an outbreak, capacity increased to 2,700 beds

The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center presented yesterday the contingency plans in the event of a large-scale outbreak of Covid-19 in Macau. The plan

Shenzhen to reopen, still trying to contain virus

Companies in Shenzhen, a major Chinese business center, will be allowed to reopen while efforts to contain coronavirus outbreaks progress, the government said yesterday, following

Covid outbreak leaves Hong Kong in limbo

As a COVID-19 outbreak overwhelms Hong Kong, it’s hard for its 7.4 million residents to know what’s next. Uncertainty is the only certainty as

Chinese virus cases climb, raise threat of trade disruption

Chinese authorities yesterday tightened anti-virus controls at ports, raising the risk of trade disruptions after some auto and electronics factories shut down as the government

China battles multiple outbreaks, driven by stealth omicron

Chinese authorities reported 1,337 locally transmitted cases of COVID-19 across dozens of mainland cities yesterday as the fast-spreading variant commonly known as “stealth omicron” fuels China’s

China shuts business center of Shenzhen to fight virus surge

China's government responded yesterday to a spike in coronavirus infections by shutting down its southern business center of Shenzhen, a city of 17.5 million people, and restricted

‘Macau should live with Covid-19. If not, SMEs will die’

What the government considers helpful for struggling small and medium enterprises (SMEs) might end up being just another burden for business owners, as they are faced with mounting

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