Govt urges patients receiving treatment in HK to opt for Macau during COVID-19 crisis

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, urged local residents who had regularly travelled to Hong Kong for medical treatment to consider receiving the corresponding treatment in Macau during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Lo made the remarks when replying to media questions about how the local government would help local residents who

April 7, 2020 | BY admin

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Facemasks – a cultural habit or a health benefit?

Commentary by José ÁlvaresWearing facemasks can certainly be considered a cultural habit in China. Personally, having been raised in Europe, I only saw surgeons and dentists using them. This virus outbreak forced me for the first time to use them on a daily basis. Honestly, it took some time to get used to the uncomfortable vibe arising from it. Having said that, a month in and it does not even bother me anymore (except when I occasionally happen to forget it upstairs, forcing me to take

April 7, 2020 | BY admin

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Exhibition showcases immigrant women’s life in Macau

An exhibition entitled “Women in a Strange Land – a Saiyin Project” by post-1995 artist Saiyin is being held at the Post-Ox Warehouse Experimental Site, organised by the Ox Warehouse gallery and co-sponsored by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC). This is the first exhibition of the gallery’s “Artist-in-Residence Programme” series this year.“Women in a Strange Land” is directly translated from the exhibition’s Chinese name.According to online information provided by the Ox

April 7, 2020 | BY admin

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Rapist threatens neighbour with cleaver: police

A 20-year-old non-resident worker from the mainland was arrested on Saturday for raping a neighbour who he threatened with a cleaver, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Choi Ian Fai said during a special press conference yesterday. The suspect surnamed Zhang works as an electrical mechanic.Choi said that Zhang and the victim are living in two adjacent rooftop shacks in Pátio da Estátua near Rua da Praia do Manduco. On Saturday night, Zhang knocked on the victim’s door to ask for help,

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186 bullets found on Taipa construction site: police

According to a statement by the Judiciary Police (PJ) on Friday, the Public Security Police (PSP) reported to the Judiciary Police on April 1 that a bag of ammunition had been found on a construction site at the junction of Avenida de Kwong Tung and Rua de Sai On in Taipa.According to the statement, seven workers of a cleaning company found a large number of bullets in a plastic bag in the weeds while removing debris from the construction site on March 31. They told their supervisor about it

April 7, 2020 | BY admin

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Debt-ridden gambler nabbed for shoplifting 2 gold bracelets

A Vietnamese non-resident worker was arrested on Sunday night for shoplifting two gold bracelets worth 33,140 patacas from a jewellery shop in the city centre, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Choi Ian Fai said during a special press conference yesterday. The 30-year-old suspect surnamed Lu works in an eatery. Choi said that Lu has gambling debts. Upon his arrest, Lu confessed that besides stealing the two gold bracelets, he also embezzled 20,000 patacas from his company late last

April 7, 2020 | BY admin

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Open letter to the people of the US from 100 Chinese scholars

“Facing the most dangerous infectious disease in a century, politicized criticisms help neither China, the US, nor the world to curb the spread of the virus.”Dear American friends:We are a group of 100 Chinese scholars representing diverse academic fields including philosophy, political science, economics, medicine, international relations, sociology, law, communication, military science, and technology. Our members include a number of university professors from Wuhan. While our areas

April 7, 2020 | BY admin

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Facts speak loud for China’s openness, transparency in COVID-19 fight

Commentary BEIJING – A detailed timeline published yesterday has shown the fact that China has released information on COVID-19 and advanced international cooperation on epidemic response in an open, transparent and responsible manner.This global public health emergency came all of a sudden. As the novel coronavirus was unseen in the past, its detection, research, testing and confirmation needed time. China has performed its duty and taken strong and effective measures at the earliest

April 7, 2020 | BY admin

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HK-Macau delta bridge bus link suspended over COVID-19 threat

Macau's bus link with Hong Kong via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB) has been suspended from today.  The suspension sine die was announced during today's daily press conference by the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre. Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) official Ines Chan Lou told the press conference that the suspension scheduled to take effect at 00:00 tomorrow (April 6), was needed to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The

April 5, 2020 | BY admin

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1st of Macau's 12 'quarantine hotels' returns to normal hospitality role

Macau's Metropole Hotel became today the first of 12 "quarantine hotels" to return to its normal hospitality role.The 3-star hotel in the city centre became Macau's fifth hotel for quarantine and medical observation purposes on March 21. According to the booking.com website, the hotel has 112 rooms.The hotel's change back to its original role was announced during  the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre's daily press conference today. An official of the Macau

April 5, 2020 | BY admin

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Govt says enough rice in Macau

The government insisted today that the city's stock of rice is sufficient.According to a statement by the Economic Services Bureau (DSE), the supply of rice is "sufficient" and "stable. The statement pointed out that DSE officials held a meeting with rice suppliers about the situation on Saturday. The suppliers pledged that they will further diversify their sourcing of local people's staple food. The statement quoted the suppliers as saying that Macau currently has 1.1

April 5, 2020 | BY admin

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Macau confirms 44th COVID-19 case

The Macau government has confirmed the city's 44th novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) case. According to a statement by the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre early today, the case was confirmed yesterday. The statement identified the male patient as a 53-year-old local resident who lives in the UK. He is the unemployed husband of the 40th patient and father of the 41st patient.The man took Cathay Pacific flight CX250 (seat 22K) from London  with five relatives

April 5, 2020 | BY admin

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Macau observes 3-minute silence for COVID-19 victims

Macau observed this morning a three-minute silence for the victims of the nation's novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng, his five policy secretaries and chief-of-cabinet observed the three-minute silence at Government Headquarters from 10 a.m. The Central People's Government Liaison Office and a raft of local associations separately also observed the three-minute silence. The day of mourning coincided with the annual Ching Ming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping

April 4, 2020 | BY admin

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Macau confirms 43rd COVID-19 case

The Macau government has confirmed Macau's 43rd COVID-19 case, a 53-year old local woman.According to a statement by the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre late last night, the woman and her husband travelled to Portugal on February 4 to visit relatives. There, the woman met a relative who was diagnosed with the novel coronavirus disease on March 26. The patient and her husband took KLM flight KL1694 (seat 1D) from Lisbon to Amsterdam on March 30 and connecting flight KL887

April 4, 2020 | BY admin

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