Tag: Wuhan virus
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2019-nCoV to impact gaming operators’ cash flow
The local government’s protection measures against the 2019-nCoV outbreak will have a strong effect on Macau’s cash flow, a report by Fitch Ratings released today (Friday) ... -
Italy: two confirmed coronavirus cases, Macau tourist tested negative
Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said two coronavirus patients are currently in isolation in a Rome hospital and moved to cancel flights to and from China. ... -
Tourism businesses worldwide brace for a hit worse than SARS
Hotels, luxury shops and attractions around the world that came to rely on a flood of Chinese tourists are facing an even bigger crisis than during ... -
China locked down 50 million people and has to keep them fed
BEIJING — Carrying permits demanding “fast passage,” truck drivers rushed a 560-ton shipment of disinfectant from eastern China to Wuhan, the locked-down city of 11 million ... -
China flying home residents of virus-afflicted region
BEIJING — China’s foreign ministry said today (Friday) it will send charter flights to bring home residents of virus-afflicted region from overseas. The one-sentence statement gave ... -
Economist: Coronavirus scare will have ‘great impact’ on economy for many months
With the enforcement of measures by both the local and central government aiming to contain the outbreak of the coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Macau has seen a drastic ... -
WHO declares novel coronavirus outbreak a global health emergency, commends China’s efforts
GENEVA – World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said today (Macau time) that the novel coronavirus outbreak has become a Public Health Emergency of ... -
Companies with China ties start to feel virus impact, casinos included
The dangerous virus spreading through China threatens a wide range of industries with ties to the world’s second largest economy. Chinese authorities have cut off access ... -
Europe evacuates citizens from China, Russia shuts border
LISBON – European countries stepped up efforts today (Thursday) to contain the virus sweeping through central China, sending a chartered plane there to evacuate hundreds of ... -
Fed chair sees China virus as possible risk to world economy
WASHINGTON — Just as the outlook for the global economy had been brightening in recent months, a new threat has suddenly emerged in the form of ... -
Local companies ‘forcing’ staff into unpaid leave
Insider reports claim that several companies in Macau are trying to reduce the number of their operational staff by asking them to take unpaid leave. Reports ... -
Carnival cruise ship in Italy lockdown after Macau passenger has symptoms
A cruise ship owned by Carnival Corp. was blocked from leaving an Italian port with some 7,000 people on board, after a passenger reportedly from Macau ... -
HK lawmaker criticized for encouraging masks to be reused
Hong Kong democrat lawmakers and netizens are criticizing pro-establishment lawmaker Ann Chiang Lai-wan for posting a video on her Facebook page explaining the process of steaming ... -
Suspected duo clean from coronavirus, leaving infected at 7
Two possible cases of the novel coronavirus reported earlier today – a local nurse and a foreign worker from Hubei – have been tested and proved ... -
Analysis: Mistrust hampers Hong Kong’s battle to hold back China virus
Hong Kong was always going to face a huge challenge holding back a disease outbreak raging in mainland China. Deep mistrust built up over seven months ... -
Gov’t using Pousada Marina Infante as new isolation center
The government has transferred 26 tourists from Hubei Province to Pousada Marina Infante, as the isolation center at the youth hostel in Hac Sa has reached ... -
World markets tumble as fears over virus outbreak spread
Shares tumbled in Europe and Asia today (Thursday) as the impact of the virus outbreak in China expanded to include flight cancellations and other wider precautions ... -
Sulu Sou says it’s unreasonable for schools to ask teachers to congregate
It is unreasonable for some schools to require their teaching staff to meet on-site to discuss students’ assignments during the extra holiday period mandated by the ... -
Visitor arrivals slump 76.5% boding ill for economy
Visitor arrivals over the first six days of the week-long Chinese Lunar New Year period slumped 76.5% year-on-year to just 243,200, according to official data, with ... -
Wuhan virus death toll rises to 170, transmission a concern
BEIJING — The death toll rose to 170 in the new virus outbreak in China today (Thursday) as foreign evacuees from the worst-hit region begin returning ... -
Do masks offer protection from new virus? It depends
People around the world are buying up protective face masks in hopes of keeping the new virus from China at bay. Some companies have required them ... -
EU to repatriate 600 citizens seeking to flee China virus
BRUSSELS — The European Union is working to repatriate about 600 citizens from 14 EU countries seeking to leave China because of a spreading new virus ... -
Airlines suspend China flights, cut services on virus fears
BANGKOK — British Airways said today (Wednesday) it is halting all flights to China, joining several Asian carriers that are either suspending or significantly cutting back ... -
Japanese evacuation flight brings back workers from Wuhan
TOKYO — The first group of Japanese evacuees from a virus-hit Chinese city arrived in Tokyo today (Wednesday), a dozen of them with cough and fever ... -
Central gov’t supports Macau in curbing coronavirus spread
A spokesperson for the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of China’s State Council on Tuesday voiced support for the Hong Kong and Macau special administrative ... -
Coronavirus scare prompts countries to raise entry controls for Chinese nationals
With the number of infected people rising every day and more countries reporting cases of infections of the coronavirus 2019-nCoV, some jurisdictions and travel companies have ... -
Americans pass health test after being evacuated from China
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A plane evacuating 201 Americans from the Chinese city at the center of the virus outbreak continued Wednesday on to Southern California ... -
Corporate Bits | Melco to donate HKD20 million to Wuhan, Hubei
In light of the public health concerns associated with the new strain of coronavirus outbreak, Melco Resorts & Entertainment announced that it is working with the ... -
Airline caterer may force staff into leave amid coronavirus crisis
An airline catering supplier may require its staff to take forced annual leave amid the cancellations of over 100 flights due to the 2019-nCoV, also known ... -
Cases of new virus in China top its total for SARS
China, with 5,974 cases of a new virus, has more infections than it did in with SARS, though the death toll is still lower. China had ... -
2019-nCov | Marathon scrapped as HK’s virus response raised
Hong Kong canceled its largest marathon as Chief Executive Carrie Lam upgraded the government’s response against the coronavirus to the highest level and said the outbreak ... -
Asian demand for face masks soars on fears of Chinese virus
Panic and pollution drive the market for protective face masks, so business is booming in Asia, where fear of the virus from China is straining supplies ... -
Countries evaluate evacuation of citizens in virus epicenter
Countries with citizens in the central Chinese city that’s the epicenter of a viral outbreak are planning evacuations as the number of illnesses grow and China ... -
Wanzai Port opening marred by imported coronavirus cases
The resumption of ferry services at the Wanzai Port yesterday after a nearly four-year break was marred by the developing Wuhan coronavirus situation in Macau. Yesterday, ... -
Chief Executive: Coronavirus outbreak may peak after CNY
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng did not rule out the possibility of forcing the closure of casinos in the coming days, as the government anticipates that ...
