CTM says network usage soared 30 pct during ‘staying-at-home’ period

Telecom operator CTM said that network usage has increased by 30 percent in the past two weeks compared with the peak of ordinary days as the government urges people to stay at home, work at home and learn at home, as part of its effort to tackle the novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP) epidemic. In a statement yesterday, CTM said that it had increased its network resources before the Chinese New Year holiday, including expansion of its broadband network and overseas bandwidth to cater for a

February 12, 2020 | BY admin

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Sands donates 500,000 facemasks to govt

Gaming operator Sands China yesterday donated 500,000 facemasks to the government to support its battle against the novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP) epidemic.  The company said in a statement yesterday that Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Elsie Ao Ieong U accepted the first batch of 300,000 facemasks on behalf of the government at one of the company’s integrated resorts, The Parisian Macao, yesterday.  “Our thoughts are with the entire local community during this

February 12, 2020 | BY admin

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Govt to start selling facemasks for kids tomorrow

The government said today that it will start selling facemasks for children aged between three and eight tomorrow. The measure was announced during the daily press conferrence by the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre about the novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP) threat. According to the new arrangement, parents or legal guardians can buy 5 facemasks for children and five for adults at the fixed price of eight patacas every 10 days. It is the first time that the

February 11, 2020 | BY admin

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Anonymous to attack Macau computers on Thursday: police

The international hacktivist group Anonymous plans to launch a cyberattack against China - including Macau - on Thursday in support of Tibet's pro-independence movement, the director of the IT and Telecommunications Coordination Department of the Judiciary Police (PJ), Chan Si Cheng, told the Portuguese radio station of government-owned broadcaster TDM earlier this week.According to Chan,  Anonymous recently announced in a video on Twitter the aim of the "politically motivated"

February 11, 2020 | BY admin

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Health chief warns Macau still faces ‘serious’ NCP threat, admits possible ‘hidden’ cases

Addressing yesterday’s daily press conference about Macau’s novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP) situation, Health Bureau (SSM) Director Lei Chin Ion said that no new NCP cases having been confirmed in Macau for six consecutive days shows that the local government’s measures against the virus have started to deliver results.However, he was quick to add that his did not mean that the epidemic in Macau has eased. He stressed that the city is still facing a serious threat from the virus.The

February 11, 2020 | BY admin

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Over 900 Macau students affected by Taiwan’s entry ban

A total of 926 Macau students have been affected as Taiwan has suddenly imposed an entry ban on Hong Kong and Macau residents as the island’s pro-independence administration is further tightening travel restrictions amid the novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP) epidemic, the Higher Education Bureau (DSES) said in a statement yesterday. The Taiwan authorities announced earlier yesterday that Hong Kong and Macau residents would be temporarily barred from entering the island from midnight. They

February 11, 2020 | BY admin

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So far, so good - Editorial

One week ago today Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng announced in a press conference his“difficult but necessary” decision to order the temporary closure of the city’s 41 casinos and dozens of other entertainment venues for half a month as part of his government’s string of measures to protect local citizens from the novel coronavirus epidemic.Now we all know that his cool-headed decision was not only, as he openly admitted, difficult and necessary but also absolutely expedient. In other

February 11, 2020 | BY admin

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29 who visited or worked in Macau diagnosed with NCP elsewere: Health Bureau

A total of 29 people who had been in Macau recently were later diagnosed with novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP) elsewhere, the Health Bureau (SSM) announced today.The bureau announced the figure during the daily press conference by the government's Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre about the NCP epidemic. According to Leong Iek Hou from the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, the 29 patients comprise 22 in Zhuhai, three in Hong Kong, two in South Korea and one each

February 10, 2020 | BY admin

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Social services continue, but won’t put burden on city: Caritas

Many businesses and community organisations have suspended all or some of their services to heed the government’s call to stay at home as a way of tackling the novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP) epidemic, but some services at Caritas Macau are among those that are still running. Even the government is currently providing only “urgent” services to the general public.The measure is scheduled to last at least until the end of this week.   Caritas Macau Secretary-General Paul Pun Chi

February 10, 2020 | BY admin

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Coronavirus crisis affects 80 pct of restaurants: restaurateur

The novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP) crisis has affected some 80 percent of Macau's restaurants and similar businesses, veteran lawmaker Andrew Chan Chak Mo told government-owned broadcaster TDM today. According to TDM's Portuguese-language radio station, Chan described the impact on the sector as "very negative". He pointed out that many restaurateurs are now focused on take-aways as an alternative revenue stream. Chan heads the United Association of Food and Beverage

February 10, 2020 | BY admin

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Some of Macau’s 9 NCP patients may be discharged this week: hospital chief

Addressing yesterday’s daily press conference about Macau’s novel coronavirus pneumonia(NCP) situation, Chang Tam Fei, coordinator of the emergency department of thepublic Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre, said he expected some of Macau’s 9 NCP patients to be possibly discharged in several days' time.Macau has so far recorded 10 confirmed novel coronavirus cases, including the first patient– a 52-year-old woman from Wuhan – who was discharged from hospital onThursday,

February 10, 2020 | BY admin

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IAM reminds owners to handle dog poo properly during coronavirus threat

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) has reminded pet owners to properly handle dog faeces during the current novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic.According to a statement released yesterday, in the wake of the novelcoronavirus pneumonia threat the bureau has adopted a string of new measures to further strengthen the city’s environmental hygiene.In addition to strengthening street cleaning and hygiene inspections,the bureau has also sent some of its officials to various districts in the city to

February 10, 2020 | BY admin

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Nam Kwong donates 4,000 litres of disinfectant alcohol to Macau's fight against novel coronavirus

State-owned Nam Kwong Commercial and Industrial Union has donated 4,000 litres of disinfectant alcohol to the Macau government.According to a statement by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS), Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong received the liquid on behalf of the government on Saturday from Nam Kwong Group President Fu Jianguo.According to the statement, the 4,000 litres equal about 3.4 tonnes. The statement pointed out that as the government has bought 7 tonnes of

February 9, 2020 | BY admin

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15 two-star hotels & guesthouses closed over coronavirus threat

A total of 15 two-star hotels and guesthouses have temporarily closed their doors due to a lack of guests in the wake of the novel coronavirus pneumonia threat, Ines Chan Lou, chief of the Licencing and Supervision Department of the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO), said today. Chan revealed the figure during the daily press conference by the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre about the viral menace.Chan noted that the 15 two-star hotels and guesthouses have a total

February 9, 2020 | BY admin

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