76 million facemasks have been sold under the government’s facemask purchase scheme since its launch in late January — 14th round of facemask distribution begins today.
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Four local associations have jointly asked the government to protect the marine environment, improve the city’s sewage treatment plant, impose a speed limit on ferries and investigate the cause of deaths of the cetaceans recently washed ashore on the city’s coastline.
The police said in separate messages over the weekend that they are investigating two deaths.
Macao’s gross domestic product (GDP) dropped 48.7 per cent year-on-year in real terms in Q1.
Activists are planning to hold their annual June 4 vigil at a private venue after Macao’s top court upheld a police ban on holding the event in a public place.
The Macao government has sold more than 76 million facemasks to residents and non-resident workers since late January, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre announced today at its daily press conference about the local situation of COVID-19.
Macao’s Court of Final Appeal has upheld a decision by the local authorities to disallow this year’s June 4 vigil due to the government’s ongoing COVID-19 prevention measures.
The Lands, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) announced this week that its officials, in conjunction with officials from several other government entities, have repossessed a plot of land in Nape of which the concession had previously been annulled by the government.
In order to provide better services for residents to use the city’s public sports facilities, the Sports Bureau (ID) promised in a statement on Thursday that it will implement a verification code function from today for online payments for sports facility bookings.