Snapshots of city’s daily life during COVID-19

A total of 5,491 offences by taxi drivers were recorded last year, a 32.3 percent increase from 2016, the Public Security Police (PSP) said in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, 28.7 percent (1,574) of the cases were about cabbies refusing to pick up passengers, while 57.9 percent (3,180) concerned overcharging.In 49 of the cases, cabbies jumped the queue to pick up passengers at taxi ranks, the statement said.Two taxis stop at a pedestrian crossing in Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro

The service centres of utilities CEM and Macao Water, as well as the shops of telecommunications company CTM, will remain closed due to the current COVID-19 outbreak, according to separate statements by the three companies.CEM’s customer service centres stay closedPower utility CEM said that its customer centres in Macau and Taipa will remain closed through Friday, while its Emergency Service and Info Line will operate as normal.Members of the public, CEM noted, can handle various