China seeing new surge in cases despite ‘zero tolerance’

China is seeing a new surge in COVID-19 cases across the vast country, despite its draconian “zero tolerance” approach to dealing with outbreaks. The mainland yesterday reported

Only 10% of all quarantine periods exempted from payment

Only around 10% of all quarantine periods undertaken in Macau’s designated quarantine venues have been exempted from payment, the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) acknowledged in

Chinese expert mulls Chinese-style coexistence with Covid-19

A social media post by a Chinese top epidemiologist has hinted at the consideration of a Chinese-style coexistence with Covid-19, several media outlets have reported.

Vaccination among elderly residents rising, interest among children also growing

The vaccination rate among the senior population in Macau has recently been growing, health authorities stated yesterday during the regular press briefing from the Novel

Health Bureau mulls shortening quarantine duration

Local health authorities are considering lowering the number of days of mandatory quarantine for people arriving from some foreign countries and regions, Dr. Leong Iek Hou, coordinator

Border Gate mass Covid testing returns full negative results

The targeted mass SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid testing (NAT) operation conducted in the Border Gate District has tested 7,103 people in total, with zero positive results detected.

Explainer A look at Hong Kong’s worst Covid-19 wave, and mainland-aided fight

Hong Kong has reported a rapid increase in COVID-19 infections since the fifth wave of the epidemic began.  During the week from Feb. 23 to

Hong Kong reports record 55k cases; movements may be restricted

Hong Kong's leader today (Wednesday) said people's movements may be restricted during mandatory testing this month of the entire population for the coronavirus, as health officials reported a record 55,353

Hong Kong considers lockdown as daily infections reach tens of thousands

Hong Kong reported a record 34,466 new coronavirus infections Monday as deaths continued to climb, as authorities assess the possibilities of locking down the city.

Covid-19 Above 8,000 people affected amid new Macau-related Covid-19 patient

With the announcement that a Covid-19 patient in Zhuhai’s Tanzhou District was a regular traveler to Macau, it was revealed that at least 8,000 people would

Hong Kong’s success in fending off contagion comes back to haunt

For two years, Hong Kong successfully insulated most of its residents from COVID-19 and often went months without a single locally spread case. Then the

Chaos at Treasure after its appointment as exclusive venue for HK returnees

The hotel reported that the number of booking requests by far exceeds capacity and that it has been unable to respond to a large number of inquiries.

Grumbling grows as Hong Kong sticks with zero-tolerance policy

Hong Kong residents are becoming increasingly annoyed with the administration’s insistence on sticking to China’s “zero-COVID” strategy as the city posted another record number of cases

Vaccine requirement for restaurants, stores starts

Hong Kong launched a vaccination requirement to enter shopping malls, restaurants and a host of other places yesterday as it battles an expanding omicron outbreak and

Macau registers 80th infection, adds another asymptomatic case

  The 80th case is a local 58-year-old resident who returned to Macau from Hong Kong on Monday. The man traveled from Hong Kong to Macau

Schools required to actively promote Covid jabs

Citing the “severe situation in Hong Kong” as justification, the local government is urging schools to “actively promote” Covid-19 vaccination to students. The Education

Macau, mainland medical team support Hong Kong Covid-19 response efforts

A Macau nucleic acid testing team was sent to Hong Kong via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Friday, to support the fight against the fifth wave of Covid-19.

Health Authorities urge vaccination of three age groups

The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center have issued a statement calling on people unvaccinated against Covid-19 to become inoculated as soon as possible. The

Hong Kong says anti-virus controls might be tightened

Stringent anti-virus controls that ban public gatherings in Hong Kong of more than two people might be tightened to stop a surge in infections, the territory’s

Gov’t orders civil servants to complete vaccination before Feb. 21

All civil servants eligible for vaccination must receive two doses (primary vaccination) of a vaccine against Covid-19 before February 21, the Novel Coronavirus Response and

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