Cases reach 110 in latest wave; Patient Zero still not identified but health workers have singled out five distinct clusters.
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Chief Executive warns pandemic situation more complex and serious than before; casinos continue to operate for the moment.
Cracked, leaking or damaged pipes could let virus spread vertically inside buildings, health officials warn.
Three days before gaming licences expire on 26 June, concessions and sub-concessions meet CE to keep doors to casinos open for another six months.
Restaurants, gyms, cinemas and more to close from 5 pm today; only take-away food services will still be available.
Arrangements can only be made by local authorities; first batch of people to be quarantined arrived this morning.
Health workers have followed up on 4,109 people, including 554 close contacts, 279 secondary contacts and 2,496 whose itineraries overlap with positive cases.
Charges for seven days’ compulsory hotel quarantine greater than one month’s wages, but employer declines to foot the bill; 100 police mobilised to contain demonstrators.
Education Bureau stresses that pandemic should not be allowed to affect students’ grades, which should be based on ‘existing achievements and formative assessments’.
Official permission to catch a cab comes with a string of Do’s and Don’ts for both drivers and passengers.
Abattoir staff split into two shifts to avoid 100% quarantine if one person contracts virus; plenty of chilled and frozen meat still available.
Ambassador Paulo Estivallet de Mesquita points to health and tourism industries as two particular areas for growth.