Tag: Covid-19
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Pandemic peak reached: SSM
Macau has reached the peak of the current wave of the pandemic, as residents have grappled with the rapid spread of Covid. Although, following Beijing, asymptomatic ... -
SAR scraps vaccine pass, Covid-19 tests for travelers
Hong Kong will scrap some of its COVID-19 restrictions, including PCR tests for inbound travelers and vaccination requirements to enter certain venues, the city’s leader said ... -
Companies welcome end to China quarantines for visitors
Companies welcomed China’s decision to end quarantines for travelers from abroad as an important step to revive slumping business activity while Japan on Tuesday announced restrictions ... -
China to scrap Covid-19 quarantine for incoming passengers
China will drop a COVID-19 quarantine requirement for passengers arriving from abroad starting Jan. 8, the National Health Commission announced in the latest easing of the ... -
Covid-related deaths climb to 11; city implements home quarantine
Macau announced yesterday the death of two more people infected with Covid-19, bringing the total number of deaths thus far to 11. Most deaths were elderly ... -
Local Covid-19 positive YouTuber secures hotel room, amid difficulties
A local video producer has secured a hotel room at the Fisherman’s Wharf after testing positive for Covid-19 and after being refused accommodation by several other ... -
A new Covid-19 clinic in Coloane
A new Covid-19 outpatient clinic will be opened for Coloane residents, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre has announced. The new clinic will open today ... -
Macau stops tracking asymptomatic cases
In a move that follows China, Macau will no longer track asymptomatic cases. This is because such cases have become impossible to track now that mass ... -
A week into China’s easing, uncertainty over virus direction
A week after China dramatically eased some of the world’s strictest COVID-19 containment measures, uncertainty remained yesterday over the direction of the pandemic in the world’s ... -
Gov’t expects cases to peak in three weeks
The government is expecting the pandemic to peak in the third or fourth week following the easing of restrictions, despite the rising number of cases. Yesterday, ... -
Classes to be suspended only when positives reach four cases
Classes will be suspended where four or more positive Covid-19 cases arise in the class in a day, the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) has ... -
China reduces case number reporting as virus surges
China’s National Health Commission scaled down its daily COVID-19 report starting yesterday in response to a sharp decline in PCR testing since the government eased antivirus ... -
Police detain four in Guangzhou after protests
Police in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou have detained at least four people for more than a week after they attended protests against COVID-19 restrictions ... -
Gov’t puts purchase limits on RATs, antipyretics
The Pharmaceutical Administration Bureau (ISAF) is implementing purchase limits on SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen test (RAT) kits and antipyretics through local chemist shops. The news was announced ... -
China to drop some travel tracking as it relaxes rules
China planned to stop tracking some travel yesterday, potentially reducing the likelihood people will be forced into quarantine for visiting COVID-19 hot spots, as part of ... -
Gov’t further eases anti-Covid measures following protests
China rolled back rules on isolating people with COVID-19 and dropped virus test requirements for some public places yesterday in a dramatic change to a strategy ... -
Casino workers to be tested every second day
Casino workers are now required to undergo nucleic acid tests (NATs) every two days as authorities shortened the validity of their results from four days. This ... -
Health authorities amend testing requirements to mainland entries
The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center has issued new requirements for those entering Macau from the mainland. The requirements, already in force, relate to the ... -
WHO pleased to see China ease harsh zero policies
A top official at the World Health Organization said the U.N. agency was “pleased” to see China loosening some of its coronavirus restrictions, saying “it’s really ... -
Latest outbreak brings total cases to 35
Health authorities announced four new Covid-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total number of cases to 35 in this latest outbreak. During this current outbreak, the government ... -
Tibetans in India support ‘zero Covid’ protesters
About 150 Tibetan exiles held up blank pieces of paper as they rallied in India’s capital last week to express solidarity with people in China protesting ... -
Gov’t reports 10 new cases
Authorities have reported a total of 10 new Covid-19 cases as of 8 p.m. last night, majority of which are directly connected to the 74-year-old taxi ... -
Casinos slated to outperform in 2023, Melco leads stock rises
Casino operators in Macau are set to outperform in 2023 following nearly three years of restrictions that have hampered the gaming hub, J.P. Morgan analyst Joseph ... -
Appointments for bivalent vaccines open today
Residents can schedule appointments to receive the vaccine against the Omicron variant from today. The shipment of the vaccines has arrived and vaccinations will commence tomorrow. ... -
Four new positive cases, authorities say risk is under control
Local health authorities have detected four new and related cases of Covid-19 infection. Although the cases will demand the lockdown of some buildings and establishments frequented ... -
Omicron BF.7, major strain causing latest outbreak in Beijing: Medical expert
Omicron BF.7 has become the main strain in Beijing›s latest COVID-19 flare-up, with the virus possessing the strongest infection ability across the family of Omicron sub-variants in China ... -
NAT threshold altered for foreign arrivals
The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre has changed the threshold for SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid test (NAT) negativity for incomers from non-mainland origins. It said the ... -
Cleaning staff tests positive in Zhuhai
Zhuhai authorities have reported that a cleaner working in hotels has tested positive for Covid-19. In a statement, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center said ... -
Gov’t issues new NAT requirement for mainland arrivals
All mainland visitors will be required to undergo a nucleic acid test (NAT) on the second day after arriving, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre ... -
Gov’t refutes possible mass testing over new cases, Harbourview cordoned off
The recent Covid-19 cases do not pose a great risk to the community, thereby reducing the need for mass testing and district lockdowns, Secretary for Social ... -
Gov’t reports two new cases linked to Zhuhai
Authorities reported two new Covid-19 cases yesterday involving residents of Zhuhai, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre has announced. The first case is a 22-year-old ... -
Cross-border NAT validity reduced to 24 hours
The nucleic acid test (NAT) validity for cross- border travelers was reduced again to 24 hours from yesterday due to the emergence of fresh Covid-19 cases ... -
Unemployment, Covid-19, and tourism – a difficult knot to untie
The relationship between the local unemployment rate, Covid-19 prevention and control measures, and the entry of visitors to Macau is close, with the trilogy becoming a ... -
Guangzhou tightens restrictions as rise in virus cases reported
Everyone in a district of 1.8 million people in Guangzhou was ordered to stay home for virus testing today (Saturday) and a major city in the ... -
Quarantine rules for foreign arrivals changed to 5+3 days: Health Bureau
From today (Saturday) onwards, quarantine for travelers entering Macau from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and foreign countries will be adjusted to five days in a hotel plus ...
