Population falls to 647,700

A local woman, 80, was admitted on Monday to the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre’s intensive care unit (ICU) with acute respiratory failure resulting from influenza A, requiring ventilatory support, according to a statement by the Health Bureau (SSM) yesterday.The chronically ill victim developed symptoms such as cough and shortness of breath on February 29 and was hospitalised at the private Kiang Wu Hospital last Monday after coming down with acute respiratory distress

Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak said earlier this week that the local and Zhuhai governments would gradually allow more Macau-registered vehicles to enter Hengqin Island.Wong made the remarks on Tuesday at Macau Tower where he attended an official reception  to celebrate the 17th anniversary of the establishment of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR).According to a press conference jointly hosted by the local and Zhuhai governments in Hengqin on Friday, the first