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.
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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.
The DSEJ urged local schools, private tutorial centres and continuing education institutions to remain “highly” vigilant against Covid-19 in the wake of a number cases that have been newly confirmed in Hong Kong schools.
Filipina who flew from Macao to Manila on 18 June tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease in the Philippines, adding the bureau believed that the woman was infected with Covid-19 in her home country rather than in Macao.
The Macau Jiangmen Communal Society has decided to stop paying for the Sin Fong Garden reconstruction project due to adverse impacts in recent years and the Covid-19 epidemic.
A Filipino non-resident worker was arrested on Wednesday for suspected rape of a 53-year-old Filipina in her flat last Monday.