Hotel closures over coronavirus threat rise to 7

The number of hotels temporarily already closed, or to be closed tomorrow, over the novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP) threat has risen to seven, the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) announced at the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre's daily press conference about the virus threat today.According to MGTO official Ines Chan Lou, the Legend Palace and Rocks hotels at the Fisherman's Wharf will be closed from noon tomorrow.Since the middle of the week a total of seven hotels

February 8, 2020 | BY admin

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Beauty product imports rise 44 pct in 2019

Macau's imports of beauty, cosmetic and skin-care products rose 44.2 percent year-on-year to 7.02 billion patacas (US$877 million) last year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced this week. Beauty, cosmetic and skin-care products are particularly popular with visitors from mainland China. Macau is a free port and low-tax separate customs territory. Macau's total exports in 2019 rose 5.0 percent to 12.8 billion patacas. Re-exports accounted for 88.2 percent of all

February 8, 2020 | BY admin

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Gaming inspectorate urges casino workers on leave to stay at home over coronavirus threat

Macau's Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) has urged the city's six gaming operators to call on their  workers who are on leave due to the current coronavirus epidemic to refrain from travelling abroad, avoid crowds of people and stay at home. According to a DICJ statement last night, the inspectorate has received information that some of the workers have travelled to the mainland for tourism since the casinos were closed earlier this week. The inspectorate reminded

February 8, 2020 | BY admin

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Govt extends suspension of public services by a week

The Macau government today extended by another week its suspension of all non-urgent public services.The extension from February 8 to 16 was announced in an executive order signed by Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng, according to a statement by the Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau (SAFP). The bureau stressed that the measure aimed to reduce the risk of a further spread of the novel coronavirus. The statement urged public servants to stay at home and avoid going out, "thereby

February 7, 2020 | BY admin

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Xi talks with Trump over phone on novel coronavirus outbreak

BEIJING - President Xi Jinping spoke over the phone with his US counterpart Donald Trump this morning. Since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus epidemic, the Chinese government and people have been making all-out efforts to battle the disease, Xi said.Nation fighting 'people's war' against novel coronavirus China, he added, has carried out national mobilization, across-the-board deployment and swift responses, adopted the most comprehensive and rigorous prevention and control measures,

February 7, 2020 | BY admin

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Shops adopt ‘protective’ ways to serve customers during coronavirus crisis

Many shops and cafés were closed yesterday,notifying customers that they are joining the government’s effort to tackle the novel coronavirus threat, after the government ordered the temporary closure of casinos and other entertainment venues that began on Tuesday midnight. The move by the government came after the city recorded its 10th patient with the virus on Tuesday morning, three of which are local residents, with the 8th and 9th patients being from the same family. The

February 7, 2020 | BY admin

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Man buys facemasks with ID card he found: police

A local resident used another person’s ID card that he had found to buy facemasks, according to a statement released by the Public Security Police (PSP) yesterday.  According to information provided by the Public Security Police, the police received a report on Wednesday from the male victim, saying that he went to buy facemasks in pharmacies in Avenida de ArturTamagnini Barbosa and Toi San district last Monday and this Monday respectively, but discovered that his Macau identity card

February 7, 2020 | BY admin

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Govt bolsters street cleaning to help fight coronavirus

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) said in a statement yesterday that in response to the novel coronavirus epidemic it has strengthened the city’s street cleaning and rubbish clearance.   The statement urged residents to ensure environmental hygiene and dispose of rubbish properly, used facemasks in particular.   The statement quoted a report by the Macau Refuse Incineration Plant, according to which between last Saturday and Wednesday the plant processed, on average,about

February 7, 2020 | BY admin

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1st novel coronavirus patient’s recovery ‘greatly significant’ to local fight against virus

Addressing yesterday’s daily press conference about Macau’s novel coronavirus situation,Health Bureau (SSM) Director Lei Chin Ion said that the recovery of Macau’s first novel coronavirus patient and her discharge from hospital was of great significance in the city’s ongoing fight against the epidemic, proving that the illness is curable and boosting the local government’s confidence in fighting the epidemic. The health chief also said that the experience gained from the city’s

February 7, 2020 | BY admin

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Macau residents face 14-day quarantine in HK

Macau residents wishing to visit Hong Kong will be quarantined there for 14 days if they had visited the Chinese mainland a fortnight prior to their arrival in Hong Kong, the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) said in a statement today. The measure will take effect tomorrow, said the statement which quoted a notification sent by the Hong Kong government to its local counterpart on the matter.According to the statement, the 14-day quarantine covers everyone entering Hong Kong via

February 7, 2020 | BY admin

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Man faces up to 10 years jail for spoiling 320 facemasks: prosecutor

 A local man who “maliciously” damaged 320 facemasks after he smeared saliva and mucus on 32 packs of facemasks this week, faces up to 10 years in prison, the Public Prosecution Office (MP) said in a statement yesterday. Accordingto the statement, the 54-year-old unemployed suspect surnamed Chao purchased facemasks from the government’s Health Station in Coloane on Monday but was dissatisfiedwith their quality. Therefore, he returned to the Health Station and asked for replacements.

February 7, 2020 | BY admin

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Sands donates 25 million patacas to fight novel coronavirus threat

      Sands China said in a statement today that it has pledged to donate 25 million patacas to help contain the spread of the novel coronavirus and assist with relief efforts in mainland China and Macau.  According to the statement, the donation includes 20 million patacas–made in coordination with the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in Macau – to assist the mainland in its efforts to combat the virus, and another five million patacas to

February 6, 2020 | BY admin

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MGM donates 20 million patacas to aid nation’s fight against coronavirus epidemic

 MGM China said in a statement today that it is donating 20 million patacas, in coordination with the Liaison Officeof the Central People’s Government in Macau, to help Hubei province fight the novel coronavirus epidemic.   The statement said that the donation would be for the purchase of preventive and medical supplies, as well as urgent-needed materials and equipment, “devotedly supporting the national epidemic relief and prevention” efforts.  “For now is the most

February 6, 2020 | BY admin

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Macau to boost sign language broadcasts during coronavirus crisis

In a joint effort to enable the deaf and hearing-impaired to keep up-to-date on the development of the novel coronavirus epidemic and the latest news on the government's response to the threat, the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS), government-owned TV and radio station TDM and Macau Voice Association have agreed to cooperate in boosting live sign language broadcasts.According to a statement by the bureau today, TDM’s live broadcasts of the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre’s

February 6, 2020 | BY admin

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