Snapshots of daily life as city fights COVID-19

A woman wearing a facemask, a hat and a raincoat, as well as other passengers, wait to get on a Macau-Hong Kong shuttle bus at the Macau side of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge.A child wearing a mask takes a look at a fish he caught in the waters near the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal. Photos taken earlier this week by Camy Tam & Monica Leong  

March 12, 2020 | BY admin

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Arrivals from Norway must undergo medical examination from today

The government’s Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre announced last night that with effect from midday today all those who have been to Norway within the past 14 days prior to their entry into Macau must undergo a medical examination upon arrival here, considering that the epidemic in the Nordic country is getting more serious.The government has set up two medical examination posts, one at the Macau Forum complex in Zape and the other at the Taipa Ferry Terminal. Border

March 12, 2020 | BY admin

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Local woman, back from Spain, and husband taken to quarantine centre

Addressing yesterday’s daily press conference about the local government’s ongoing fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) threat, Lo Iek Long, a clinical director of the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre, said that a local woman who had been to Spain were taken to the Health Bureau’s (SSM) Public Health Clinical Centre in Coloane on Tuesday for quarantine, after seeking treatment for a fever, while her husband was also transferred to the centre in Coloane because of

March 12, 2020 | BY admin

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VIP room cage worker returns after stealing HK$600,000 six years ago

A local woman was arrested on Monday for stealing more than HK$600,000 (US$75,000) from the cage of a VIP room in a local casino six years ago where she worked as cage cashier, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Choi Ian Fai said during the regular press conference on Tuesday.The “cage” is the commonly used name for the cashier area of a casino or VIP room.The suspect is a 54-year-old local woman surnamed Lai, who told the police after her arrest that she’s addicted to gambling and jobless.

March 12, 2020 | BY admin

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Police bust drug trafficking gang led by HK men

Five people suspected of working for a Hong Kong drug-trafficking gang have been arrested, with police seizing drugs worth 220,000 patacas as well as 74,000 patacas in cash, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Choi Ian Fai said during a special press conference yesterday.Choi said the police busted a gang led by Hongkongers engaged in drug trafficking activities in Macau, arresting four drug traffickers and a buyer on Tuesday. The police suspect that the gang had been “in business” for nearly a

March 12, 2020 | BY admin

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It takes cooperation to fight an epidemic

Commentary     As economic globalization has transformed the world into a global village, communicable diseases have increasingly become prominent non-traditional security threats for all countries. Therefore, the COVID-19 outbreak is a severe test for not only China but also for the world as a whole.Under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee with General Secretary Xi Jinping at the core, the Chinese government and people have mobilized resources

March 12, 2020 | BY He Yafei

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The gains from China’s measures outweigh costs

Commentary      An editorial in the Economist magazine claimed in February that it was still too early to tell if the gains from the containment policy adopted in China in response to the new coronavirus epidemic were worth the price paid in economic and individual terms.In the preceding paragraph, however, the same editorial said that, without these containment measures, China would have “registered many millions of cases and tens of thousands of deaths”.Curiously, the

March 12, 2020 | BY Richard Cullen

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MGM donates anti-COVID-19 supplies to Tung Sin Tong

MGM announced today the donation of anti-novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) supplies to Tung Sin Tong, Macau's oldest and main Chinese charitable organisation. According to a statement by the gaming operator, the company donated 45 temperature guns, along with hand sanitisers and other anti-epidemic supplies to the 128-year-old Macau Tung Sin Tong Charitable Society on top of supporting their annual fundraising, which has accumulated a total of 5.4 million patacas (US$675,000) in the

March 11, 2020 | BY admin

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Thailand keeps visa exemption for Macau SAR passport holders

The Royal Thai Consulate-General in Hong Kong, which is simultaneously accredited in Macau, said in a brief announcement received by The Macau Post Daily today that contrary to news reports claiming that Thailand's visa-free arrangements for certain countries and regions had been cancelled, it would like to inform the public that the visa exemptions for the holders of passports of the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau "will not be affected" and "remain the

March 11, 2020 | BY admin

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SJM donates 3,000 'Jiayou Bags' to Macau's neediest

Macau's veteran gaming operator SJM announced today the donation of 3,000 "Macau Jiayou Bags" worth 1.5 million patacas to Macau's neediest via six local community associations, namely the Macau Federation of Trade Unions (generally known as Gung Luen), General Union of Neighbourhood Associations of Macau (Kai Fong), The Women's General Association of Macau (Fu Luen), Caritas Macau, Macau Special Olympics, and Macau Association of the Hearing Impaired. The Putonghua term

March 11, 2020 | BY admin

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Wynn Macau keeps top Forbes Travel Guide ranking

Wynn Macau said in a statement today that for the fourth consecutive year it has retained its position as the only resort in the world with eight Five-Star awards on the 2020 Forbes Travel Guide (FTG) Star Rating list. "With a total of 22 across its global portfolio of hotels, spas and restaurants, Wynn Resorts holds the most FTG Five-Star awards of any independent hotel company in the world, the statement said. According to the statement, Sichuan Moon at Wynn Palace "was

March 11, 2020 | BY admin

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Macau issues travel alert for Germany, France, Spain, Japan

Macau's Tourism Crisis Management Office (GGCT) said today that "given the recent situation of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in Germany, France, Spain and Japan" it "has issued a Level 2 Travel Alert to those destinations."In a statement, the office "alerts Macau residents who intend to travel to, or are already in those countries, to reconsider their current travel plans. "It is suggested to avoid non-essential travel to those

March 11, 2020 | BY admin

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Man hits wife after slapping stepdaughter for ‘playing on phone’

Girl was studying online due to COVID-19 school closure A local man slapped his eight-year-old stepdaughter suspecting that she was playing on her smartphone and then smacked his wife after she tried to stop him, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Choi Ian Fai said during a regular press conference yesterday.Choi said that the 34-year-old suspect surnamed Keong, who works as a chef, has admitted to hurting his wife and stepdaughter because he lost his temper. Choi said that Keong was arrested

March 11, 2020 | BY admin

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Blood & sweat in China’s anti-coronavirus war to be glorified in world cause

Commentary BEIJING – President Xi Jinping’s inspection visit to Wuhan, the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak, indicated that rays of victory over the epidemic are emerging after weeks of all-out efforts by the entire country.When Xi, wearing a facemask, talked with frontline medical staff, community workers, patients and residents, the strength and fortitude of the Chinese nation shone through. The Chinese people have, with their devotion and sacrifice, made it evident that the novel

March 11, 2020 | BY admin

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