Visitor arrivals drop 76 pct over Wuhan virus threat

Macau's number of visitor arrivals between last Friday, Chinese New Year's (CNY) Eve and yesterday fell 76.5 percent to 243,204 compared to the same CNY period last year, according to data from the Public Security Police (PSP), which includes the Immigration Department, released by the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) today.The figures show that the number of visitor arrivals has dropped continuously over the CNY holiday period. On CNY's Eve, the number dropped 34.6 percent to 55,098.

January 30, 2020 | BY admin

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Macau to house quarantined visitors from Hubei in 4-star hotel

The Macau government has arranged a 4-star hotel as a quarantine facility for tourists from Hubei province.According to a statement by the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre last night, the measure took effect today when the 26 tourists from Hubei (13 males and 13 females) at a quarantine facility set up in a youth hostel at Hac Sa Beach in Coloane are gradually being moved to the hotel. The statement noted that the hostel had reached its accommodation limit for four- and

January 30, 2020 | BY admin

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No new Wuhan virus case in Macau in 24 hours: govt

The government's Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre announced today at a press conference at 5 p.m. that no new case of the Wuhan virus has been confirmed in the preceding 24 hours. The centre's officials also said that Macau's seven confirmed novel coronavirus patients, all of them tourists from Wuhan, continued to undergo treatment in the isolation ward of the public Conde de S. Januario Hospital Centre. The officials said none of them was having a fever, and they

January 29, 2020 | BY admin

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Melco donates HK$20 million to support anti-Wuhan virus measures

Macau gaming operator Melco announced today a HK$20 million "donation to support and accelerate measures to contain the spread of the new strain of coronavirus."The company headed by Lawrence Ho Yau-lung said in a statement that "in light of the serious public health concerns associated with the new strain of coronavirus, Melco announced today [that] it is working the [central] government to donate HK$20 million to support initiatives from Wuhan and Hubei."Wuhan is the

January 29, 2020 | BY admin

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IMPORTANT NOTICE TO READERS, ADVERTISERS

DUE TO THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS THREAT, THE PRINT EDITION OF THE MACAU POST DAILY WILL NOT BE PUBLISHED THIS WEEK. THE NEXT PRINT EDITION IS NOW SCHEDULED TO BE PUBLISHED NEXT MONDAY. WE DECIDED TO EXTEND OUR TEAM MEMBERS' CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAY BY TWO DAYS (TOMORROW AND FRIDAY), UNTIL SUNDAY. SAFETY FIRST! THE MACAU GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED EARLIER THIS WEEK THAT IT DECIDED TO EXTEND PUBLIC SERVANTS' CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAY BY TWO DAYS AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE AND URGED THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO

January 29, 2020 | BY admin

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Health Bureau condemns hacker attack

Macau's Health Bureau (SSM) "vehemently condemned" today a hacker attack which temporarily interrupted its online health declaration and facemask supply systems. According to an SSM statement, the attack was detected yesterday afternoon and has meanwhile been fixed with the assistance of the Internet provider. "During the attack both residents and visitors were unable to fill out and submit their health declarations online, while the supply of facemasks was interrupted

January 29, 2020 | BY admin

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Beijing supports HK, Macau to curb novel coronavirus spread

A spokeswoman for the Hong Kong and MacauAffairs Office of the State Council has voiced support for the nation’s twospecial administrative regions (SARs) to curb the spread of the novelcoronavirus.    The central authorities have paid closeattention to the spread of the virus in Hong Kong and Macau, as well as thesafety and health conditions of residents in the SARs, spokeswoman Xu Luyingtold reporters in Beijing on Tuesday.   The mainland has taken active steps to assist

January 29, 2020 | BY admin

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Macau banks to suspend business over Wuhan virus threat

The Macau Association of Bank (ABM) announced last night that all banks in the city will be closed tomorrow and on Friday in support of the government's measures in response to the Wuhan novel coronavirus situation. According to an ABM statement, the two-day closure  aims to reduce the gathering of clusters of people and, thereby, the potential spreading of the virus. Concerning loan and credit card payments, the maturity date of time deposits will be postponed to the next working

January 29, 2020 | BY admin

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Macau extends civil servants' CNY holiday over Wuhan virus threat

The Macau government yesterday announced that it has decided to extend public servants' Chinese New Year (CNY) holiday by two days in the wake of the Wuhan novel coronavirus threat. The government announced the measure during an hour-long daily press conference about the virus threat. The press conference was attended by two of the government's five policy secretaries, Secretary for Administration and Justice Andre Cheong Weng Chon and Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Elsie Ao

January 28, 2020 | BY admin

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Over 100 flighs to mainland, Taiwan axed over Wuhan virus scare: report

Radio Macau, the Portuguese-language radio channel of government-owned broadcaster TDM, reported today that more than 100 flights to and from the Chinese mainland and Taiwan have been cancelled until this Sunday over the novel coronavirus threat. The report cited information released by the Macau International Airport Company (CAM) today. According to the report, the cancellations mainly affect local flag carrier Air Macau but also China Eastern Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Shanghai

January 28, 2020 | BY admin

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Macau's visitors fall 69 pct over Wuhan virus scare

Macau's number of visitor arrivals between Chinese New Year's Eve on Friday and the third day of the Chinese New Year (CNY) yesterday fell 69 percent to 194,521 compared to the same CNY holiday period in 2019, the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) announced today, citing immigration statistics collected by the Public Security Police (PSP).On CNY's Eve, 55,098 visitor arrivals passed through Macau border checkpoints, down by 34,6 percent compared to CNY's Eve in 2019. Yesterday's number of

January 28, 2020 | BY admin

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Macau confirms 7th Wuhan virus case

The Macau government announced late last night the special administrative region's seventh case of imported novel coronavirus infection, a 67-year-old female resident of Wuhan.According to a statement released by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS), the patient, a retiree, took the high-speed train from Wuhan to Guangzhou last Wednesday. She took the intercity train from Guangzhou to Zhuhai last Thursday and then entered Macau through the Barrier Gate checkpoint. She came down with a

January 28, 2020 | BY admin

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Macau imposes Hubei visitors' ban on casinos

The Macau government announced today a casino entry ban on people who visited Hubei province during a 14-day period before their arrival in Macau. Hubei's capital city Wuhan is the centre of the mainland's novel coronavirus outbreak.According to a statement by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS), the ban took effect today. The statement also reaffirmed the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau's (DICJ) instruction that all casinos measure the body temperature of their staff

January 27, 2020 | BY admin

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Macau confirms 6th Wuhan virus case

The Macau Health Bureau (SSM) confirmed today the city's sixth novel coronavirus case. According to an SSM statement, the sixth patient is a 15-year-old boy from Wuhan. He is the son of Macau's fourth Wuhan virus patient, a 39-year-old woman. The bureau pointed out that the boy, who has been moved to the public hospital's isolation ward, did not have a fever or cough when the statement was issued late last night.The boy's father and younger brother have tested negative to the novel

January 27, 2020 | BY admin

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