Tag: Covid-19
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Virus cluster at nightclub sets off new Beijing clampdown
China’s capital has put school online in one of its major districts amid a new COVID-19 outbreak linked to a nightclub, while life has yet to ... -
Virus testing the new normal as China sticks to ‘zero-Covid
Thousands of COVID-19 testing sites have popped up on sidewalks across Beijing and other Chinese cities in the latest twist to the country’s “zero-COVID” strategy. Lines ... -
Universal Beijing Resort to resume operations
With Beijing’s Covid-19 infections falling, the Universal Beijing Resort said yesterday that it will resume operations on June 15 after a month of closure. The resort, ... -
Beijing reopens restaurants as new cases drop
Diners returned to restaurants in most of Beijing for the first time in more than a month yesterday as authorities further eased pandemic-related restrictions after largely ... -
Shanghai starts coming back to life as lockdown eases
Traffic, pedestrians and joggers reappeared on the streets of Shanghai yesterday as China’s largest city began returning to normalcy amid the easing of a strict two-month ... -
NAT validity extended to seven days
The nucleic acid test (NAT) validity for individuals entering Macau from Guangdong Province has been extended from 72 hours to seven days from today, The Novel ... -
Shanghai moves toward ending two-month lockdown
Shanghai authorities say they will take some major steps today toward reopening China’s largest city after a two-month COVID-19 lockdown that has throttled the national economy ... -
Gov’t: New Covid-19 test operator on the cards, hope for cheaper tests
A new SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid test (NAT) operator may be approved to provide services next month, meaning cheaper tests may be possible, a senior official revealed ... -
Beijing, Shanghai ease restrictions as outbreaks fade
Shoppers returned to the malls of Beijing yesterday as the Chinese capital relaxed pandemic restrictions after declaring a small but persistent Covid-19 outbreak effectively under control. ... -
Residents’ close family allowed to enter from Monday
Non-resident spouses and underage children of Macau residents will be able to enter the region from Monday (May 30), the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center ... -
Beijing considering 7+7 quarantine policy; HK, Macau yet to announce
Beijing is reportedly considering implementing a 7+7 quarantine policy, which would allow overseas arrivals to stay at a designated medical observation facility for seven days, then ... -
Macau borders open to Portuguese visitors: Health Bureau
Macau health authorities announced this afternoon (Friday) that non-resident Portuguese nationals will be allowed to enter the MSAR, starting May 27. According to the Novel Coronavirus ... -
Shanghai to reopen subways in easing of restrictions
The locked-down Chinese metropolis of Shanghai will reopen four of its 20 subway lines Sunday as it slowly eases pandemic restrictions that have kept most residents ... -
Student protest as discontent rises over China’s zero-COVID
Administrators at an elite Beijing university have backed down from plans to further tighten pandemic restrictions on students as part of China’s “zero-COVID” strategy after a ... -
Shanghai says lockdown to ease as virus spread mostly ends
Most of Shanghai has stopped the spread of the coronavirus in the community and fewer than 1 million people remain under strict lockdown, authorities said yesterday, ... -
Health authorities allow quarantine hotel bookings until August
Taking into account the arrival of the summer season, the government is enforcing new rules for booking quarantine hotels in Macau, the representative of the Macao ... -
Second phase of footprint record system to conclude this month
Health authorities’ bid to place footprint recording location QR codes as a Covid tracking mechanism in as many locations as possible is approaching the conclusion of ... -
Some Shanghai businesses to reopen today, officials say
Supermarkets, malls and restaurants in Shanghai will be allowed to open in a limited capacity starting today, officials said, even while it remained unclear whether residents ... -
Macau waiting for neighbors’ experience before reducing quarantine period
Local health authorities are waiting to the see the outcome of lowered restrictions in neighboring regions before deciding on similar measures in Macau, as stats prove ... -
Foreign teachers’ special entry scheme not extended to families
The special entry scheme established by the government last month to allow foreign teachers entry into Macau to meet the needs of local schools does not ... -
North Korea confirms first outbreak, Kim orders lockdown
North Korea imposed a nationwide lockdown yesterday to control its first acknowledged COVID-19 outbreak after holding for more than two years to a widely doubted claim ... -
China fights economic slump, sticks to costly ‘zero Covid’
China’s leaders are struggling to reverse an economic slump without giving up anti-virus tactics that shut down Shanghai and other cities, adding to challenges for President ... -
Education bureau to closely monitor weather impact in coming few days
Mainland weather forecasters are gearing up for bad weather and Zhuhai is facing floods over extensive areas. In response to these threats Director Kong Chi Meng ... -
SSM reaffirms position on zero-Covid target
Zero-Covid policy is the “best option for Macau and should be continued,” pulmonologist Alvis Lo, director of the Health Bureau (SSM), said yesterday on a TDM ... -
China labels WHO remarks on ‘zero-Covid’ ‘irresponsible’
China today (Wednesday) defended sticking to its strict “zero-COVID” approach, calling critical remarks from the head of the World Health Organization “irresponsible.” The response from the ... -
Health authorities hope special needs patients can be cared by family
Local health authorities hope that family members of patients with reduced mobility or that need special care can be on the frontline as their caretakers in ... -
Shanghai re-tightens restrictions, frustrating trapped residents
The city of Shanghai is doubling down on pandemic restrictions after a brief period of loosening up, frustrating residents who were hoping a more than monthlong ... -
Shanghai tightens lockdown despite falling cases
Authorities in Shanghai have again tightened anti-virus restrictions, just as the city was emerging from a month of strict lockdown due to a COVID-19 outbreak. Notices ... -
Hong Kong reopens beaches, Beijing relaxes quarantine rules
Hong Kong reopened beaches and pools yesterday in a relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions, while China’s capital Beijing began easing quarantine rules for arrivals from overseas. Hong ... -
Gov’t to reward elderly with coupons for jabs
Despite previous refusals to issue financial rewards for vaccination, the government announced yesterday that it will give coupons to seniors who receive vaccinations from this month. ... -
Health Code drops ‘shield’ to free up space for rapid antigen test results
The local Health Code has been recently optimized to include the display of rapid antigen test results, as well as a new platform for the submission ... -
Beijing preps hospital spaces, though new cases low
Beijing is preparing new hospital facilities to deal with a spike in COVID-19 cases, even though the numbers of new cases remain low. State media reported ... -
Shanghai outbreak shows signs of waning as cases fall
The COVID-19 outbreak that has shut down most of Shanghai appears to be waning, with the number of new cases falling below 10,000 a day over ... -
Gov’t hints at MOP120 million being spent on quarantine NATs to date
The local government is estimated to have spent around 120 million patacas on nucleic acid tests (NAT) alone, undertaken by those in Macau quarantine since the ... -
Half-price coronavirus tests in quarantine for students abroad
Local residents currently studying full-time at schools and universities abroad will be granted a 50% discount on the nucleic acid tests (NAT) to be undertaken during ...
