Flags to fly half mast to mourn nation's COVID-19 victims

The Macau government announced this afternoon that the national and local flags will fly at half mast in the special administrative region tomorrow to mourn the nation's COVID-19 victims. In compliance with a State Council notice, people in Macau are expected to observe a three-minute silence from 10 a.m. tomorrow to express their condolences to the victims' bereaved families. The State Council also called for the suspension of all celebratory and recreational activities

April 3, 2020 | BY admin

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Macau confirms 42nd COVID-19 case

The Macau government announced this afternoon Macau's 42nd COVID-19 case, a 58-year-old local man holding a Hong Kong ID card. According to a statement by the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre, the self-employed resident visited Bangkok between March 5 and 16 for work. He returned from Bangkok to Hong Kong on March 16 where he worked and stayed on his company's premises in Hennessy Road. On March 30, he travelled by bus from Hong Kong to Macau via the Hong

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Our print edition takes Cheng Ming Festival break

This is just to inform our readers, advertisers and distributors that due to this weekend’s Cheng Ming Festival our newspaper’s print edition will take a break on Monday. However, our increasingly popular digital edition – https://www.macaupostdaily.com – will continue to keep you updated 24/7 on the latest developments on the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) front. Our local news articles and comments are also available on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.  Cheng Ming (also

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Infection rate among returnees is just 0.84 pct: clinical director

Addressing yesterday’s daily press conference about Macau’s novel coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, Alvis Lo Iek Long, a clinical director of the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre, said that the COVID-19 infection rate of those returning to Macau from overseas has so far been only 0.84 percent.Macau has so far confirmed 41 COVID-19 cases. Macau’s 10 “first wave” patients – comprising seven tourists from Wuhan and three locals – have been discharged. All 31 patients in

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Group asks pupils to create positive vibes amidst COVID-19

The Macau Chinese Culture Art Association is calling on all local primary and secondary pupils to create Chinese calligraphy or paintings to express their feelings about the COVID-19 pandemic, thus spreading positive energy among the community.The association said in a statement yesterday that the activity sponsored by gaming operator SJM is themed “Love in the Time of Coronavirus” with the aim of contributing to the concerted efforts of civil society in fighting the contagious disease

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II sex worker robbed by client: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a mainlander on Wednesday for robbing a prostitute, PJ spokesman Chan Wun Man said during a special press conference yesterday.The 37-year-old mainland suspect surnamed Lao told the police that he is a non-resident textile worker. The 32-year-old female victim is an illegal immigrant from Zhuhai. Her surname was not released.According to Chan, Lao paid the victim HK$1,400 for her sex service at a hotel guestroom in Cotai on Monday where the victim stayed.

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Theatre arts industry asks govt for COVID-19 relief

A group of local theatre practitioners yesterday submitted a letter to both the Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture and Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), presenting suggestions on how the government could help the performing arts industry hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.A statement by the theatre practitioners sent to The Macau Post Daily late Wednesday points out that the novel coronavirus disease crisis had badly affected the theatre industry, many fellow practitioners have become

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Smartcard registration ends next Wednesday, preparations done: govt

The registration for government-issued smartcards will end next Wednesday and all work related to the collection of the smartcards has been completed, the Macau Monetary Authority (AMCM) and Economic Services Bureau (DSE) jointly announced in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, 633,000 residents had registered by 5 p.m. yesterday.The government reminded residents to register prior to the deadline, so that they can select the time and venue to pick up their cards, the statement

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Drunken casino worker burns motorbike seat with cigarette

A drunken casino PR worker damaged a motorcycle seat with a lit cigarette in Rua dos Hortelãos in the Iao Hon neighbourhood. The motorcycle owner noticed the burn mark on the seat when he picked up his motorcycle on February 27 and called the police, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Wong Wai Chon said during a regular press conference this week.According to Wong, the male suspect was arrested on Sunday in Iao Hon and confessed to the crime. The suspect is a 29-year-old local

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China actively assists Africa in anti-virus fight: official

BEIJING – China has been actively assisting African countries in fighting the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) since the outbreak, a health official said yesterday.China has been dispatching medical teams to African countries for 57 years, with nearly 1,000 medics now working in Africa, said Li Mingzhu, an official with the National Health Commission (NHC), at a press conference in Beijing.Since COVID-19 broke out in Africa, the NHC has instructed the Africa-based medical teams to support

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Latin America in the time of COVID-19

Commentary by Jin Xiaowen*Helping countries strengthen their epidemic readiness is not only of great practical importance given their vulnerability, it is also necessary to advance the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). While Western countries are being significantly impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the spread of the virus in developing countries has failed to attract enough global attention and is creating the risk of a “third wave”. Latin America is already seeing the

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Community-wide COVID-19 testing ‘not very meaningful’

Addressing yesterday’s daily press conference about Macau’s novel coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, Alvis Lo Iek Long, a clinical director of the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre, said that for the time being it was “not very meaningful” for the local government to carry out population-wide testing for COVID-19, as the spread of the highly infectious disease is not happening in the community, adding that the widespread testing for the disease would require the use of huge

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Zhuhai restricts entry of vehicles from Macau

Zhuhai has announced a string of restrictions on the entry of vehicles from Macau. According to Tuesday’s statement by the Zhuhai city government, the restrictions take effect at 10 a.m. today. The statement, which was relayed to the local media by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS), states only a small segment of vehicles are now allowed to enter the adjacent city from Macau, such as goods vehicles, hearses and emergency vehicles, as well as Macau licence plate vehicles

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It’s a human virus NOT the ‘China Virus’ plus humanity-Nature harmony

Commentary by Swallow Xu*The COVID-19 outbreak is putting much of the world in lockdown and people in social distancing.On Monday morning I had a WhatsApp conversation with a French friend in Saint Martin, a small, beautiful island in the Caribbean, where strict stay-home measures have been implemented following its motherland, mainland France. Being a beach-loving islander, a single working mother of three shut at home away from the rest of the world (flights cancelled, cruises suspended), she

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