Tag: Covid-19
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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 ... -
‘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 ... -
Gov’t: No plans to change quarantine period or border-crossing NAT validity
The government has no plans to change SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid test (NAT) requirements or quarantine durations for entrants to Macau, local health officials said yesterday. At ... -
Cases, deaths continue to drop globally, WHO saysCases, deaths continue to drop globally, WHO says
The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths globally have continued to fall in the past week, the World Health Organization said, with only the Western ... -
Hong Kong leader says no fixed time frame for mass testing
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said yesterday that reducing the skyrocketing number of deaths in the latest coronavirus surge is the city’s priority, putting a plan ... -
Covid-19 vaccination should not delay other vaccines
Although the Covid-19 vaccination plan is one of the priorities established by the government, it does not have higher importance than the vaccination plans for other ... -
IMF report recognizes SAR’s strong economic recovery
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reinforced its assessment of Hong Kong’s economic and financial positions, recognizing that Hong Kong’s financial sector has continued expanding robustly ... -
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 ... -
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. At ... -
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 Coronavirus ... -
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, ... -
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 March ... -
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 ... -
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. Hong ... -
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 omicron ... -
Chaos at Treasure after its appointment as exclusive venue for HK returnees
Chaos has ensued at Taipa’s Treasure Hotel after the government announced that, from today onwards, people returning from the neighboring region of Hong Kong would exclusively ... -
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
Macau has recorded one further confirmed case of Covid-19, moving the tally to a total of 80 cases, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center ... -
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 and Youth ... -
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 ... -
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 center ... -
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 Coordination ... -
Health authorities make contingency plans for potential outbreak
Local health authorities have prepared contingency plans for a potential outbreak of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 in Macau, Dr. Leong Iek Hou, coordinator at the ... -
Covid-19 surge among prisoners fuels outbreak
Facing an outbreak of COVID-19 among prisoners, Hong Kong is moving infected inmates to an isolation facility as the city struggles to snuff out a record ... -
Covid-19 Full vaccination needed for HK, Taiwan entrants
The Macau government announced yesterday that, from February 21, entrants older than 12 years from Hong Kong or Taiwan will need to be fully vaccinated before ... -
Two more imported asymptomatic cases recorded
Two Macau residents who arrived from the U.S. via Singapore on Monday have tested positive for Covid-19. They were classified as imported cases of asymptomatic infection. ... -
HONG KONG | Virus surge begins to overwhelm Covid measures
Hong Kong’s leader yesterday said a surge of coronavirus cases is overwhelming the city’s emergency resources, but defended strict measures that have been imposed. Chief Executive ... -
Covid-19 | Hong Kong to vaccinate 3-year-olds amid new Covid-19 surge
Hong Kong plans to offer COVID-19 vaccines to children as young as 3 as infections rage through the semi-autonomous Chinese city. The announcement late Sunday came ... -
Returnee from Portugal classified as asymptomatic for Covid
A local resident who arrived in Macau February 9 after travelling from Portugal via Munich and Singapore, has tested positive for Covid-19 upon his arrival on ...
