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Social Welfare Bureau advised parents not to bring your children back to nurseries after Chinese New Year
Here is the advice from Social Welfare Bureau to all nurseries and parents:considering the outbreak of Wuhan Coronavirus (2019n-CoV) and seeing the development of this epidemic, Social Welfare Bureau advised parents/guardians who are able to take care of children at home not to bring your children back to nurseries after Chinese New Year holidays, and try to keep them at home at this stage. Yet for parents and children who are in need of nursery service, please noted that all the subsidized nurseries will open as usual.
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Cultural Affairs Bureau closes cultural facilities
In response to the current outbreak of the new coronavirus, all public libraries of the Cultural Affairs Bureau will be closed from 2pm on 24 January, and all cultural venues will be closed from 25 January. The reopening date of the cultural venues will be announced in due course.
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Maritime Museum closed from tomorrow
In response to the current outbreak of pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus and to reinforce preventative measures, the Maritime Museum will be closed from tomorrow, 25 January, until further notice.
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Sports Bureau facilities will be temporarily closed from 4 pm today
Due to the current situation with regards to the novel coronavirus infection outbreak, all sports facilities under the administration of the Sports Bureau will be closed from 4pm today (24 Jan) until further notice. Refunds will be made to the organisations and individuals who have made reservations for using the facilities. The Sports Bureau will continue to monitor the outbreak and make appropriate arrangements, and appeals to the public for understanding and cooperation.
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The DSEJ announces the postponement of resumption of classes at non-tertiary education schools
In response to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pneumonia in Wuhan, the DSEJ has announced that all non-tertiary education schools in Macao will resume classes on or after 10thFebruary, 2020 (Monday) after the Chinese New Year holiday. Schools have to make preparations for students to study at home. Private tutorial centres and continuing education institutions must also postpone their resumption date to 10th February (Monday) or after. During this period, the DSEJ will continue to closely monitor the development of the epidemic situation and make corresponding arrangements in due course.
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CE: Macao to be highly vigilant over Lunar New Year holidays on developments in disease outbreak
The Chief Executive, Mr Ho Iat Seng, today announced the Government would for the time being cancel all large-scale public events it had planned to hold. This was in order to strengthen control measures – already in place – to prevent an outbreak of disease from spreading in the community and to protect further the safety of the public.
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Secretaries coordinate community resources to bolster disease control
Macao’s five Government Secretaries respectively held meetings today with representatives of community groups, in a bid to utilise the latter’s community work and social networks to complement the Government’s disease-control efforts.
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