Tag: Wuhan virus
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WHO declares that virus crisis is now a pandemic
Expressing increasing alarm about mounting infections, the World Health Organization declared Wednesday (early today, in Macau) that the global coronavirus crisis is now a pandemic. Tedros ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Taxi and cosmetics sectors ask for government help
The city’s cosmetics industry and taxi industry have both asked the government to help them. The Macao Beauty Industry Business Association said it received complaints from ... -
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 ... -
Macau residents in Hubei complain about being unable to return
Some Macau residents who are currently in Hubei have expressed their unhappiness towards the fact that the Macau local government is unable to help them returning ... -
Covid-19: New threats emerge in outbreak while China voices optimism
Chinese health officials expressed new optimism over a deadly virus outbreak while authorities in South Korea’s fourth-largest city urged residents to hunker down as fears nagged ... -
Casinos to reopen Thursday
Macau casinos will reopen to the public on Thursday midnight, as previously indicated by the government. That is according to a dispatch published today in the ... -
Two recover from Covid-19, five others with good prognosis
The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center informed yesterday that another two patients that were being treated for the coronavirus (Covid-19) in Macau have been discharged ... -
China reports major drop in new virus cases, 143 new deaths
China reported 143 virus deaths and a dip in new cases today (Saturday) while the government announced new anti-disease measures as businesses reopen following sweeping controls ... -
Basic public services resume Monday, government urges avoiding crowds
The local government is resuming basic public services Monday but urges the public to avoid creating crowds at public departments, it announced on today’s (Friday) daily ... -
Rumors caused rush to buy toilet paper
The toilet paper run that occurred last week was due to mainland Chinese manufacturers shifting their focus to making face masks. The rumors started first-hand on ... -
Editorial | The dawn of a new era?
Nothing will be the same after the outbreak of the Wuhan coronavirus that infected mainland China and the world with an epidemic disease (recently dubbed Covid-19), ... -
New virus has infected more than 43,000 people globally
A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 43,000 people globally. The latest figures reported by global health authorities as of today (Tuesday) ... -
Pangolins a potential intermediate host of novel coronavirus: study
The genome sequence of the novel coronavirus strain separated from pangolins was 99 percent identical to that from infected people, indicating pangolins may be an intermediate ... -
Daily press conference updates: Gov’t extended public servants work exemption until Feb 16
The SAR government has once again extended the work exemption of civil servants until February 16, as announced on its daily press conference today (Friday). Until ... -
Xinhua: Xi talks with Trump over phone on novel coronavirus outbreak
Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke over phone with U.S. President Donald Trump this morning (Friday). Since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus epidemic, the Chinese government ... -
Chinese medicine experts offer opinions on protection against coronavirus
Three experts from the University of Macau’s (UM) Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences (ICMS) talk about how to prevent novel coronavirus from three perspectives: immunology, virology, ... -
New virus has infected more than 31,400 people globally
A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 31,400 people globally. The latest figures reported by health authorities as of Friday in Beijing: ... -
Chinese doctor who warned of virus dies, stoking fresh anger online
A Chinese doctor who was initially sanctioned for warning about the deadly Wuhan coronavirus outbreak in early January has died, stoking fresh anger online at the ... -
Analysis | Global tourism takes major hit as virus halts Chinese travel
This should have been a good year for global tourism, with trade tensions gradually easing, certain economies growing and banner events like the Summer Olympics ... -
New virus has infected more than 28,200 people globally
A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 28,200 people globally. The latest figures as of Thursday in Beijing: — China: 563 deaths ... -
World Views | How the coronavirus could help Trump
There has been plenty of talk about how the coronavirus might affect politics in China, for example by eroding trust between the Chinese public and its leadership. In ... -
New virus has infected more than 20,600 globally
A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 20,600 people globally. The latest figures as of today (Tuesday) in Beijing: — China: 425 ... -
Breaking News: Macau casinos to close for two weeks to curb coronavirus spread
Casinos in Macau will close for two weeks to help contain the coronavirus, Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng announced this afternoon (Tuesday) – in principle starting ... -
Gilead drug to undergo human trials in China for coronavirus
China has kick-started a clinical trial to speedily test a drug for the novel coronavirus infection as the nation rushes therapies for those afflicted and scours for vaccines ... -
Thailand sees good result from using drug mixture on coronavirus
A cocktail of antiviral drugs appeared effective in treating a seriously ill coronavirus patient, a Thai health official said. The HIV medicines lopinavir and ritonavir, which ... -
Hong Kong to shut most of mainland China border
Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam announced the city will shut almost all land and sea border control points to the mainland from midnight to stem the ... -
New virus has infected more than 17,300 globally
A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 17,300 people globally. Cases confirmed as of this morning (Monday) in Beijing: — China: 17,205 ... -
Panic turns mainland cities into ghost towns
This Spring Festival holiday, ghost towns have become the norm across the entire mainland, even in the most populous of provincial capitals. Usually, during the Chinese ... -
Philippines reports first virus death outside of China
The Philippines today (Sunday) reported the first death from a new virus outside of China, where authorities delayed the opening of schools in the worst-hit province ... -
When will there be a coronavirus vaccine? 5 questions answered
The coronavirus that started in Wuhan has sickened more than 9,800 people worldwide and killed at least 213 in China as of Jan. 31. People are ... -
New virus has infected more than 9,800 globally
A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 9,800 people globally. Cases confirmed as of Friday evening in Beijing: — China: 9,692 cases ... -
Govt: Non-essential civil servants remain at home next week
Civil servants who work in non-essential services will be exempted from work continuously during next week, the local government announced today (Friday) at its daily press ...
