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.
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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.
Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) Consultative Committee member Lei Wun Kong suggested at a regular meeting on Thursday that Macao should prohibit the consumption of wild animals.
The office of Macao’s top security official denied today a claim by Malaysian police chief that the Southeast Asian fugitive financier Jho Low is hiding in Macao.
Hong Kong registered a record 150 new confirmed Covid-19 cases on Thursday, medical sources said, as the government caved to public pressure and reversed its all-day ban on eating in restaurants.
The University of Macau (UM) announced on Wednesday that the classes for the upcoming academic year will begin on 7 September.
The 20th round of the government’s facemask purchase scheme – which will start tomorrow – will last 30 days, during which each local resident and non-resident worker will be entitled to buy 30 facemasks at the fixed price of MOP 24.