As Tropical Storm Sinlaku is moving away from the 800-kilometre radius of Macao, all tropical cyclone signals and storm surge warning signals were cancelled at 2 am today, according to a statement by the Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG).
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Tropical Cyclone Signal No. 3 will remain in effect today, the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) said.
Personnel from mainland China will come to Hong Kong to help conduct mass Covid-19 testing, it was revealed on Friday night, as the city confirmed another 121 coronavirus cases, the tenth straight day of triple-digit increases in infections.
Macao’s gold jewellery imports dropped 64.2% year-on-year to MOP 1.05 billion in the first half of the year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced today.
Commercial aircraft movements – take-offs and touch-downs – at the Macau International Airport dropped 94.2% year-on-year to just 350 in June, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSCE) has announced.
The Sheraton Hotel will once again return to its normal hospitality role no later than 14 August, while the Golden Crown China Hotel will be used for medical observation starting 1 August.
The Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) will hoist the Strong Wind Signal No. 3 at 8 pm tonight as a tropical cyclone is to graze past.
The elderly in nursing homes is one of the most vulnerable groups, especially in this pandemic. Also at risk are its staff, such as Louis Mary Sesu Ratnam, an Indian Catholic nun in her 60s who spends her time helping others at Macao’s Caritas Santa Maria Home in the St Lazarus district.
Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) Director Raymond Tam Vai Man said on Thursday that the government will ban the use of single-use plastics in phases, including a ban on the import of foam food containers from next year.