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21 Aug 2020

14-day quarantine for all arrivals from Nantang

From 6 am today, all arrivals who have been in Nantang town of Lufeng city in Guangdong province within the 14 days prior to their entry into Macao must undergo 14 days of quarantine and medical observation at one of the government’s “quarantine hotels”.

21 Aug 2020

Macao lifts quarantine for arrivals from Dalian

The Macao government has lifted its quarantine requirement for all arrivals who have been in Dalian city in Liaoning province within the 14 days prior to their entry into Macao.

21 Aug 2020

Government sets 2nd round lucky draw for chopper ride hopefuls

Residents who had signed up for the helicopter ride experience but didn’t get picked in the lucky draw will get another chance on Tuesday as the government is adding 1,008 places for the ride next month.

21 Aug 2020

IAM clears 2,000 tonnes of rubbish after Higos

As of Thursday afternoon, the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) own and outsourced staff had cleared 2,000 tonnes of rubbish after this week’s Typhoon Higos.

20 Aug 2020

Macao spared major damage during Typhoon Higos

Macao hoisted signal No. 10 – its highest typhoon warning signal – for the first time this year in the early hours of Wednesday as Typhoon Higos heading towards Guangdong was moving close to Macao.

20 Aug 2020

Survey shows about 66% feel stressed about Covid-19

Findings from a survey carried out late last month show that about 66% of respondents felt stressed about the Covid-19 pandemic.

20 Aug 2020

Study finds genetic susceptibility shared among ancestry

A research team consisting of professors from the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) has showed that there is a substantial shared genetic susceptibility to one type of diabetes among populations with East Asian ancestry and in European individuals.

19 Aug 2020

All typhoon warning signals down in Macao 

The Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) lowered all its typhoon signals at 3:30 pm today.

19 Aug 2020

Macao spared major damage despite signal No. 10 during Typhoon Higos

Macao appears to have escaped major damage and injuries during Typhoon Higos even though storm warning signal No. 10, the highest typhoon signal, remained hoisted for 2 1/2 hours, between 5:00 am and 7:30 am today.