An outbreak of viral gastroenteritis (also known as stomach flu) was reported to the Health Bureau (SSM) on Sunday, involving six kindergarteners and a teacher from the Santa Maria Mazzarello School in Rua da Praia do Manduco.
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A local man in charge of a local clinic was arrested on Saturday for cheating the government’s medical subsidy fund out of over MOP 642,000 through the illegal use of healthcare vouchers in 2017.
Mio Pang Fei stopped painting in the last decade due to the deterioration of his health, having dedicated himself, in the last years of his life, to Chinese calligraphy.
Asked about the Hong Kong Chief Executive's quarantine waiver during her two-day visit to Macao, the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture said that imposing full quarantine on visiting officials wouldn’t benefit either side’s decision-making process in the ongoing COVID-19 fight.
The Macao government has imposed mandatory 14-day quarantine for all arrivals from Zhuqiao town in Shanghai’s Pudong New Area, and two areas in Tianjin’s Binhai New Area, namely Hangu subdistrict and the cold-chain logistics area of the Tianjin central fishing port.
The Macao Customs Service said in a statement last night that its officers caught two local parallel traders earlier this week who were using a car parked in a public car park as a goods collection point with the intention of smuggling goods to Zhuhai on foot.
A 70-year-old local jobless man has told the police that he has been cheated out of 400,000 yuan (MOP 483,170) in a retirement investment scam, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chan Wun Man said at a regular press conference on Wednesday.
A local man was arrested on Monday for drunk driving, evading responsibility and driving without a licence, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Lai In Hong said during a regular press conference on Wednesday.
Sands will hold a “Sands Mega Brand Sale” offering up to 90 per cent discount on over 200 international brands on 26-29 November.
The Macao government's income from direct gaming taxes dropped 74.1% year-on-year to MOP 24.3 billion (US$3.05 billion) in the first 10 months of the year.
The government launches a one-month public consultation on the drafting of its youth policy to be implemented from next year to 2030.
Hong Kong residents returning to the city from Guangdong or Macao will be exempt from undergoing quarantine from 23 November, as long as they test negative for COVID-19 and register with the Hong Kong government in advance.