Talks centre around certain types of GM maize grown in Brazil; corn producers, who already sell to EU, Iran, Japan and Mexico, hail new market’s opportunities.
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Of the four cases detected in the community, two were close contacts and two cases were found in mass NATs; no cases found in other population groups.
Officials push for determined effort to thwart Covid-19 outbreak; seven key groups must do daily NAT.
Secretary for Administration and Justice, André Cheong, says adopting tough anti-virus measures can cause inconvenience but believes the ‘right to life’ is most fundamental.
Covid-19 measures to remain in force for an additional five days from Monday; only essential services allowed to stay open.
Only 9 positive batches of pooled samples found in 9th citywide testing; nearly 21,000 individuals currently under follow up.
Out of 1,675 confirmed cases, only 5.7% have been domestic helpers; rigorous new anti-virus measures for next week to be announced tomorrow.
More than 20,500 individuals under follow up, including around 3,000 close contacts and over 11,200 people with overlapping itineraries.
US ratings agency predicts 2022 GGR as low as 20% of 2019 levels, recovering slightly in 2023, at time of flux for city’s gaming industry.