Macau's number of visitor arrivals plunged 95.6 per cent year-on-year to 156,394 last month, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced today.
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Fourth government-designated hotel for the local government’s quarantine measure — the Grand Coloane Resort — opened today.
Postponed resumption of classes in Macau due to the latest COVID-19 developments in Macau. Meanwhile, six of the city’s 10 tertiary education institutions will gradually resume on-campus classes on April 1.
The seven new COVID-19 patients undergoing treatment were in good condition. The 57 Hubei evacuees will complete their 14-day quarantine today, going into 14-day home quarantine.
By 6 p.m. on Thursday, 482,035 registrants – over three-quarters of local citizens – had submitted their details to apply for the government’s consumption smartcards.
A spokesperson for the Office of the Commissioner of China's FM in Macau commented Thursday on recent remarks by a local media association on China's countermeasures against measures by the US against Chinese media organisations in the US.
Class resumption for non-tertiary education schools postponed by the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ).
Macau's Tourism Crisis Management Office issued a Level 2 travel alert for all foreign countries and territories, considering the current situation of the COVID-19 in the world.
A third government-designated hotel for the local government's quarantine measures — 326-room Regency Art Hotel — opened today.
Blanket ban on entry of foreign non-resident workers into Macau have been ordered, starting from 00:00 today, with the aim of stemming the further spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Macau.
All passengers of the bus service between the Macau checkpoint and the Hong Kong checkpoint of the delta bridge (colloquially known as “Golden Bus” service) have to undergo a temperature check before being allowed to board the bus.
The local government confirmed two more new COVID-19 cases in the early hours of today – Macau’s 16th and 17th COVID-19 cases.