The police recorded 2,380 crime cases in the first quarter, a year-on-year drop of 28.4%.
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The Macau government has so far spent over MOP 50 million (US$6.2 million) on booking rooms in 12 local hotels for mandatory quarantine and medical observation.
A group comprising seven local Portuguese community associations has collected MOP 3.5 million (US$444,700) to help Portugal fight COVID-19.
The Treasure Hotel, which had been used for medical observation since March 21, has been emptied today.
Guangdong province has promised to continue tackling the spread of COVID-19 in the coming weeks as three of the province’s districts and a county have been upgraded from low-risk to medium-risk areas.
Local residents who had regularly travelled to Hong Kong for medical treatment urged to consider receiving the corresponding treatment in Macau during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The Regency Art Hotel, which had been used for medical observation since 19 March, has been emptied today.
Macau’s bus link with Hong Kong via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB) has been suspended from today.
Macau’s 3-star Metropole Hotel in the city centre – designated as Macau’s 5th hotel for quarantine and medical observation on March 21 – became the first of 12 “quarantine hotels” to return to its normal hospitality role today.