A fire which erupted in a flat in the Kong Fok Cheong Garden residential estate in Areia Preta district last night was brought under control within 30 minutes, Leong Iok Sam, the commissioner of the Fire Services Bureau (CB) said at the scene.
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Hong Kong has reported a significant drop in the number of new Covid-19 infections, with just 33 new confirmed cases recorded on Tuesday.
The central government will lift its 14-day quarantine requirement for all arrivals from Macao from tomorrow – meaning that they can enter all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities in the mainland without having to undergo quarantine from tomorrow.
The government has decided that those aged below 18 will now have their samples collected under its NAT scheme only via nasopharyngeal swabs.
Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Elsie Ao Ieong U announced today at a press conference that the Individual Visit Scheme (IVS) will resume for residents of Zhuhai from Wednesday, 12 August.
The government has rebooked the 270-room Regency Art Hotel – which is located on Taipa Island – and will be used as a government-designated hotel for quarantine starting tomorrow.
Due to the socio-economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, Macao’s population fell by 10,700 quarter-on-quarter to 685,400 at the end of the second quarter
Two more elderly patients died and Hong Kong could see around 65 new Covid-19 cases today.
Macao’s COVID-19 testing capability has been further raised from 16,000 to 23,000 people per day, equivalent to some 3.4% of the city’s population.