The government will arrange for the “first batch” of casino frontline workers to be tested for Covid-19 as early as today.
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The Macao government said on Tuesday it believes that today’s lifting of Guangdong’s 14-day quarantine requirement for all arrivals from Macao will not cause the Covid-19 epidemic in the two regions to rebound.
Hong Kong’s Centre for Health Protection (CHP) confirmed 40 more local Covid-19 cases today – more than half of which were infected via unknown sources.
The Public Security Police (PSP) have announced that last week they busted an illegal food processing “factory” in a residential flat in Taipa where they caught three mainlanders who were working there.
Covid-19’s adverse impact on Macao’s economy exposed its over-dependence on the gaming industry. Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng pledges his government will push ahead with economic diversification.
Covid-19 has impacted lives in different ways and at different levels. While schools and businesses were suspended so that people could be safe at home, some social services had to continue to ensure that senior citizens living alone, single-parent families and those with disabilities were properly looked after and protected during the pandemic.
Galaxy Macau’s JW Marriott Hotel has reopened its Urban Kitchen restaurant with a new buffet-dining concept and limited-time discount.
Filipina who works as a domestic helper in Macao and returned to her home country on 29 June has tested positive for Covid-19 there.
Nine local novel coronavirus infections have been registered in Hong Kong, with officials warning that a new wave of Covid-19 cases is underway in the special administrative region.