Hong Kong saw a record high of 113 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, more than half of unknown origin, as the government unveiled a range of stepped-up measures to battle the worsening spread of the pandemic.
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China requires all inbound passengers to provide a negative nucleic acid test result before their flights, its civil aviation regulator said on Tuesday, as part of efforts to curb the cross-border spread of Covid-19 amid increased international travel.
A local man was arrested on Monday for cheating a Hong Kong man out of HK$230,000 he had been given as a deposit to purchase facemasks.
The Central People’s Government Liaison Office in the MSAR recently visited GEG, MGM and Melco Resorts & Entertainment to present the gaming operators with certificates of appreciation for supporting Covid-19 prevention efforts in the mainland and Macao.
A female dealer was arrested on Sunday for stealing a HK$50,000 chip while on duty, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lai Man Vai said at a regular press conference on Monday.
A local man and a local woman were arrested in two separate cases on Friday for attempting to smuggle 900 and 1,100 cigarettes respectively into Macao from the mainland, the Macao Customs Service said in a statement on Saturday.
Macao’s 46th confirmed novel coronavirus patient was discharged today and transferred to Centro Clínico de Saúde Pública for a 14-day recovery isolation period.
The Hong Kong government on Thursday warned people travelling to Guangdong from Hong Kong that they will now need proof of a recent negative Covid-19 nucleic acid test result if they want to cross the border.
The Central People’s Government Liaison Office in Macao Administrative presented a certificate of appreciation to Sands China for its support of Covid-19 relief efforts