Snapshots of daily life as city tackles COVID-19

Macau Health Bureau (SSM) Director Alvis Lo Iek Long has urged residents not to panic over the rising number of COVID-19 cases following the government's recent decision to ease its restrictions in the ongoing fight against highly infectious disease.Addressing a regular press conference about the COVID-19 situation in Macau yesterday, Lei pointed out that scientific data indicate that most of those infected with the prevalent Omicron variant don't get seriously ill.The Health Bureau recorded 85

Macau recorded its hottest year in 2019 since official records began in 1952, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced today. According to the bureau's 2019 environmental statistics report, Macau's annual mean air temperature rose 0.8ºC  year-on-year to 23.6ºC last year, "marking the warmest year since records began in 1952."The highest temperature of the year was 35.7ºC in July and August, down by 0.1ºC compared to the highest temperature recorded in 2018. Last