Hong Kong’s Chief Executive, Carrie Lam has announced Monday the closure of all border crossings with mainland China to shut out the coronavirus, except for the Shenzhen Bay joint checkpoint and the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge.
Day: February 3, 2020
Bus passengers and bank clients must wear facemasks from Monday onward, both sectors have announced.
Macau’s airport recorded 115,676 passengers between January 24, Chinese New Year’s Eve, and January 28, the fourth day of the CNY, a 25% decline compared with the same CNY period of 2019.
Employers to provide temporary accommodation for those who travel between Macau and Zhuhai daily and whose continued work here is considered necessary during the current novel coronavirus threat.
The Bishop of Macau Stephen Lee Bun-sang asked on Sunday that local Catholics actively carry out the preventive measures that have been placed in full cooperation with the government.
Non-resident workers who do not live in Macau should avoid crossing Macau’s borders.