Hong Kong confirmed 106 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, a fall of more than a quarter from the record high the previous day.
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The Macao government has toughened its Covid-19 measures for all arrivals who have been in Xinjiang or Liaoning within 14 days prior to their entry into Macao.
The Health Bureau has removed the payment counter at its NAT programme’s main testing station in the Taipa Ferry Terminal in Pac On since most of those undergoing their nucleic acid tests now choose to pay the testing fee of MOP 180 online when making online appointments for tests.
About 110,000 residents went to top up their consumption subsidy smartcard on Monday, the first day of the procedure, according to a statement from Economic Services Bureau (DSE), as the government’s second phase subsidy scheme giving each resident MOP 5,000 to spend locally begins on Saturday.
The current chief of the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) Residency Application and Legal Affairs Division, Tyler Ian, now faces investigation by the Public Prosecutions Office (MP) after his testimony in court late last week.
Hong Kong reported on Monday a record number of 145 new coronavirus infections, 142 of which are local cases.
Hong Kong has unveiled the strictest social distancing restrictions yet – including the suspension of all restaurant dining and a ban on more than two people gathering in public – with Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung describing the coronavirus situation in the city as “extremely worrying”.
Sources say the Hong Kong Executive Council has approved the implementation of tougher anti-epidemic measures like a complete ban on dining-in at restaurants, and make masks mandatory even at outdoor venues.
Galaxy Entertainment Group has announced that it will not offer a discretionary bonus to employees at all levels as it did annually in recent years.