Macau's 1st novel coronavirus patient discharged: govt

Macau's first novel coronavirus patient was discharged from hospital today, the government's Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre announced. According to a statement by the centre, the patient has made a full recovery and was discharged this afternoon.The statement identified the patient as a 52-year-old woman from Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak of the virus. The statement said that the woman took a high-speed train from Wuhan to Zhuhai and sought medical treatment

February 6, 2020 | BY admin

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Man spoils 320 facemasks with mucus, saliva: police

A man who smeared mucus and saliva on 320 facemasks on Monday was arrested by the police and transferred to the Public Prosecution Office (MP) yesterday morning, Chio Song Un, who heads the Planning and Operations Department of the PublicSecurity Police (PSP), announced at a regular press briefing yesterday.  It was reported on Tuesday that the suspect – whose gender wasn’t revealed by the authorities at that time – had spat on the facemasks, but Chio clarified yesterday that the

February 6, 2020 | BY admin

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2 local seniors quarantined on cruise ship off Yokohama

2 local seniors quarantined on cruise ship off Yokohama Two Macau residents are among the passengers on the Diamond Princess cruise ship who are currently quarantined off the port of Yokohama in Japan after at least 10 people on board have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the Macau government said at its daily press conference about the virus threat yesterday. Lam Chong,who heads the Centre for Disease Prevention and Control of the Health Bureau(SSM), made the remarks

February 6, 2020 | BY admin

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The Macau Post Daily steps up online coverage of novel coronavirus threat

The Macau Post Daily began its constantly updated online coverage of the novel coronavirus on Chinese New Year’s Eve (January 24). We will further step up our online coverage, considering the gravity of the situation, by updating it during the day until late at night. We would like to use this opportunity to thank our online readers from all over the world for their uplifting comments about our coverage of one of the severest threats that Macau has faced in its history. Both our print and

February 6, 2020 | BY admin

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SJM donates 20 million patacas to aid coronavirus control in Hubei

SJM has donated 20 million patacas to aid novel coronavirus control and relief efforts in Hubei province, including purchasing medical supplies and protective equipment.   The donation was made incoordination with the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in Macau. Quoting SJM Chairman of the Board of Directors Daisy Ho Chiu Fung, the statement released today said that the company stands firmly with the Macau government and all Macau people in efforts to contain the

February 5, 2020 | BY admin

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Vegetable imports reach ‘historical record’ today: govt

 A large amount of vegetables, meat, fish and other foodstuff -  totalling 759 tonnes excluding live pigs and eggs - arrived in Macau today, including a record amount of fresh vegetables, the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) said in a statement.  According to the statement, the  food supplies that arrived today included about 315 tonnes of fresh vegetables, 242 live pigs, 350 tonnes of frozen meat,60 tonnes of fruit, 34 tonnes of fish, and about 440,000 eggs. According to the

February 5, 2020 | BY admin

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41 casinos, other entertainment venues closed

Addressing yesterday’s daily press conference about Macau’s novel coronavirus situation,Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong said that Macau’s 41 casinos will be closed for 15 days starting from today. – In fact, they had shut their doors by midnight. Lei made the remarks yesterday evening at the Health Bureau (SSM) next to the publicConde de São Januário Hospital Centre, four hours after Chief Executive Ho IatSeng announced during a special press conference at lunch

February 5, 2020 | BY admin

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Ho says decision to close casinos difficult but necessary

 Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng said yesterday that suspending the operation of the city’s casinos for half a month was a difficult but necessary decision for the health of Macau residents, stressing that while the government has confidence in tackling the novel coronavirus situation, the public has to join the battle against the new viral threat.  The measure was announced during an 80-minute press conference at Government House during the lunch period, where Ho repeatedly urged

February 5, 2020 | BY admin

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CE thanks population for understanding, support in anti-virus fight

Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng thanked Macau people today for their "understanding and support" of the government's ongoing battle against the novel coronavirus. Ho expressed his gratitude in an open letter to Macau's nearly 680,000 inhabitants. The chief executive, who has been in his post since late last year, also expressed his gratitude to public servants' "arduous" work in preventing and fighting the virus. Macau has 10 confirmed novel coronavirus patients -

February 5, 2020 | BY admin

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Citizen spits on facemasks, spoiling 300

Health Bureau (SSM) Director Lei Chin Ion revealed during yesterday’s daily press conference about the novel coronavirus threat that a local citizen spat on 30 packets of facemasks resulting in 300 facemasks having to be scrapped.   Accordingto Lei, the person, whose gender was not revealed, went to the Seac Pai VanHealth Centre in Coloane to return the facemasks that he or she had previously purchased as he or she was dissatisfied with their quality.  When the person arrived

February 5, 2020 | BY admin

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The right man in the right place at the right time: editorial

Watching Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng’s press conference on TDM at home yesterday reaffirmed the conviction that I reached during his election campaign last year that he is the right man in the right place at the right time. Ho was calm, cool-headed, convincing and clear when he addressed all of us about the dangerous novel coronavirus threat and his decision to close all casinos and other entertainment venues for half a month. I also found his arguments for not closing Macau’s border

February 5, 2020 | BY admin

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Macau gazettes order to shut casinos, bars, gyms over coronavirus threat

The Macau government published an executive order signed by Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng today that mandates the closure of all casinos and a string of other entertainment businesses from 00:00 on February 5 (tomorrow). According to the order published in the Official Gazette (BO), the objective of the order is to respond to the "risk" of a community outbreak of the novel coronavirus and avoid the transmission of the virus in Macau. Apart from ordering the closure of all

February 4, 2020 | BY admin

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Casinos, other entertainment businesses to close at midnight

Macau's 41 casinos well be closed for 15 days at midnight, the government said at its daily press conference about the novel coronavirus this afternoon.Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong confirmed the timing of the measure announced by Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng four hours before.  Lei announced the midnight deadline after a meeting with executives from Macau's six gaming operators (SJM, Galaxy, Venetian, Melco, Wynn, MGM). Lei said the drastic measure aimed to prevent

February 4, 2020 | BY admin

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Macau to shut all casinos, coronavirus cases rise to 10

Macau will close all its casinos initially for two weeks after the number of confirmed cases of the deadly novel coronavirus cases rose from 8 to 10 today.Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng announced the unprecedented measure during a press conference at Government Headquarter this afternoon. Ho said the timing of the measure would be announce later today after a meeting with the city's gaming operators. In the past, casinos were only closed for short periods of time - such as a few hours or one

February 4, 2020 | BY admin

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