Macau-based Portuguese bank BNU has donated 100,000 patacas (US$12,500) to the Holy House of Mercy of Macau (SCMM) to help the Macanese fraternity support the government’s measures against the novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) epidemic.
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There are no plans yet to bring the 124 local residents stranded in Hubei province, the epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak, back to Macau.
The Macau government started on Saturday its fourth round of selling facemasks to residents and non-resident workers at the fixed price of 8 patacas (US$1) for 10 masks.
Hong Kong-listed Macau gaming operator Sands China has announced that its profit increased 8.4% to US$2.03 billion last year.
Around 31,000 travellers crossed the borders of Macau and Zhuhai municipality in Guangdong province up until Thursday.
The net income attributable to Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited for the fourth quarter of 2019 fell 46.2% year-on-year to US$68.1 million.
Discussions with concerned airlines to airlift stranded Filipinos in Macau has met a setback.
The Government Information Bureau (GCS) launched the “Government News Channel” on the Telegram messaging platform on Friday.
Health Bureau (SSM) Director Lei Chin Ion said that the risk of the COVID-19 epidemic in Macau “can be regarded” as having been reduced “for the time being”, after the city has not confirmed a new COVID-19 case for more than two weeks.