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Several cultural facilities to be successively reopened
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym) will successively reopen several heritage sites, cultural and creative spaces and museums from 16 March (Monday), and will implement various crowd control measures to limit the number of visitors, in order to prevent the risk of novel coronavirus infection.
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Travelling Reminder in regard to Novel Coronavirus Infection
Due to the development of the Novel Coronavirus Infection, many countries have imposed entry restrictions to Chinese tourists recently. In order to avoid entry hindrance, the Identification Services Bureau (DSI) advises Macao residents who plan to travel abroad to obtain the latest information on immigration and quarantine arrangement of their destination prior to their travel. For detailed information, Macao residents can inquire the embassy or consular missions of the country that they plan to travel to, or they can visit the website of the National Immigration Administration of the People’s Republic of China https://www.nia.gov.cn/n741440/n741542/c1245203/content.html.
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UM scholar publishes four articles on mental health care during epidemic in Lancet
Four articles on mental health care, written by a research team led by Prof Xiang Yutao from the Faculty of Health Science (FHS), University of Macau (UM), have been published in prestigious medical journals, including Lancet and Lancet psychiatry. The articles suggest that the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has presented great challenges for China in terms of mental health services. They suggest that timely and sufficient psychological interventions should be provided for different sub-populations in need. Compared to the traditional face-to-face psychological intervention, online mental health interventions, including hotline services, are more appropriate, more flexible, and safer during the COVID-19 epidemic.
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Macao Institute for Tourism Studies secures QAA Global Accreditation
Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM) has become one of the first three higher education institutions in the world to receive “QAA Global Accreditation” from the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA), UK’s independent body and a global leader in quality assurance for higher education. IFTM is also the world’s first higher education institution to pass the “International Quality Review (IQR)” of QAA in 2017.
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Government responds to U.S. human rights report mentioning Macao
The rights and freedoms of Macao people are fully protected under the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China and the Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR).
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Disease-control Guide: Face mask storage in warm and humid spring weather
Inappropriate storage of face masks might bring germs and viruses directly to your face! Here are two hacks to help preventface mask damagecaused by moisture.
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Arrangements for Class Resumption of Non-tertiary Education Schools
Arrangements for Class Resumption of Non-tertiary Education Schools
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Mortgage loans statistics – January 2020
According to statistics released today by the Monetary Authority of Macao, new approvals of residential mortgage loans (RMLs) decreased while those of commercial real estate loans (CRELs) increased in January 2020. With regard to the outstanding balances, RMLs increased whereas CRELs witnessed a decline.
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Starting noon Thursday ( tomorrow ) Macao to initiate medical examination and 14-day medical observation for arrivals who have visited Norway.
Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre - In view of the serious outbreaks of novel coronavirus COVID-19 infection in Norway recently, the Health Bureau requires that with effect from 12:00 on 12th March 2020, individuals who have travelled to Norway within the past 14 days prior to their entry into Macao must submit to medical examination in accordance with the stipulation of Article 10 of Law no. 2/2004 – "Law on the Prevention, Control and Treatment of Infectious Diseases”.
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