WHO declares that virus crisis is now a pandemic

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who heads the U.N. agency, said the WHO is "deeply concerned by the alarming levels of spread and severity" of the outbreak. He also expressed concern about

Flu and coronavirus: Similar symptoms, different fears

Is it the flu, a cold or the new coronavirus? Patients and doctors alike are parsing signs of illness to figure out who needs what tests or care and how

The Latest: Merkel: Virus will infect up to 70% of Germans

  The Latest on the coronavirus outbreak sweeping the globe: German Chancellor Angela Merkel is citing expert estimates that up to 70% of the population could be infected by the new coronavirus

The Latest: Italy puts 60 million in lockdown

BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the coronavirus outbreak sweeping the globe (all times local): 4 p.m. The Italian government is assuring its citizens that supermarkets will remain open and stocked after

The Latest: Death toll rises in Iran from new coronavirus

ROME — The Latest on the coronavirus epidemic sweeping the globe (all times local): 12:40 p.m. Iran says the new coronavirus has killed another 43 people, pushing the death toll to 237

Mission Hubei: 57 Macau residents arrived at Taipa airport

Fifty-seven Macau residents, out of a total of 31 households, have arrived safely today (Saturday) at the Taipa airport at around 6:20pm. They all have already completed medical examinations, measured body

US cruise ship in limbo as anti-virus controls spread

BEIJING — Officials in California were deciding today (Saturday) where to dock a cruise ship with 21 coronavirus cases aboard and four U.S. universities canceled in-person classes as Western countries

59 Macau residents expected to land in Taipa between 5:30 p.m. and 6 p.m.

A total of 59 Macau residents are expected to land at the Macau International Airport (MIA) between 5:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Saturday, Director of the Macao Government Tourism

The Latest: Swiss officials confirm first coronavirus death

5:30 p.m. Authorities in Switzerland say a 74-year-old woman infected with COVID-19 has died, the first death due to the new virus reported in the country. The Federal Office of Public Health

New Thai travel restrictions target those who set foot in Macau

An announcement Tuesday from Thailand’s Public Health Ministry designated eleven countries and territories as high-risk areas for Covid-19. The territories and countries referenced are the

What’s Happening: Virus closes schools, Bond postponed

These are some of the latest developments early today (Macau time): NO TIME TO DIE The release of the James Bond film "No Time To Die" has been pushed back several months

Iran’s military on alert as virus kills 77, sickens leaders

Iran put its armed forces on alert today (Macau time) to assist health officials in battling the new coronavirus that's killed at least 77 people, an outbreak that has sickened

Tourism, health chiefs inspect venues about to reopen

The director of the Macau Government Tourism Office, Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, and the director of the Health Bureau, Lei Chin Ion, inspected several entertainment venues on Saturday to

As virus spreads, other countries can learn from China

As the new coronavirus spread rapidly in central China, the country's authoritarian government took a very authoritarian step: It ordered the unprecedented lockdown of 60 million people in the hardest-hit

Medical tests at border may include Macau residents

The Macau SAR government has indicated the possibility of also requiring mandatory medical examinations and tests performed at Macau’s medical checkpoints for Macau local residents. During today’s (Friday) government’s daily press

Desperate to stop coronavirus’ spread, countries limit travel

Police manned checkpoints in quarantined towns, guests were confined to their rooms in a hotel in the Canary Islands, governments issued travel warnings and more flights were suspended today (Tuesday)

Gaming | Epidemic outbreak the ‘most difficult’ time in a decade

The gaming industry is expected to enter a “difficult time” if travel restrictions among tourists from mainland China persist, according to Sands China President Wilfred Wong. Though Sands China is gradually

Taxi and cosmetics sectors ask for government help

The Macao Beauty Industry Business Association said it received complaints from over 500 cosmetics shops urging the government to approve resuming of business within the sector. A group of representatives of

Iran reports two more deaths, 13 new cases of new coronavirus

Iranian health authorities today (Friday) reported two more deaths from the new virus that emerged in China and said the fatalities were from among 13 new confirmed cases of the

Macau residents in Hubei complain about being unable to return

Last Thursday, a Macau couple, surnamed Tam, complained about being trapped inside a hotel in Wuhan city, Hubei province, due to the city’s epidemic battle measures. According to a report by

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