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Due to the influence of Typhoon Hato, the roof of the Macao Cultural Centre of the Cultural Affairs Bureau suffered severe damage. With Tropical Storm Pakhar approaching Macao shortly, in consideration of public safety, the Macao Cultural Centre and the Macao Museum of Art are now temporarily closed to the public until further notice. In addition, the Cultural Affairs Bureau appeals to residents and tourists to avoid going near that area.
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Health Bureau points out that most discarded food and drinks on streets are contaminated by sewage, placed under inappropriate temperature condition for a long time, or may be sprayed with disinfectant or pesticides; as a result, consuming these types of food and drinks is very dangerous; besides, selling these food and drinks which are unfit for consumption may be deemed to constitute criminal offence; therefore, members of the public are urged not to collect these kinds of food and drinks.
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Today (25 August) the University of Macau (UM) continues with disaster recovery, with focus on repairing damaged teaching facilities, in order to ensure that classes can resume next Monday.
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In response to rumours circulating on social media that Praia de Manduco and Ponte e Horta have been classified as endemic areas, the Health Bureau clarifies that no area in Macao has been classified as endemic. However, considering the difficulty in cleaning up accumulated garbage within a short time in certain areas, emergent pest control and disinfection measures were adopted and information leaflets were distributed to residents in the mentioned areas on 24^th August in order to minimize the risk of infectious diseases after typhoon “Hato”. In addition, the Health Bureau will continue with the pest control and disinfection measures as well as leaflet distribution in other areas.

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In response to a rumour claiming that being bitten by mosquitoes twice would result in fatal dengue fever, the Health Bureau clarifies that after being infected with dengue fever, life-long immunity to that serotype of dengue virus will develop, but subsequent infections with other serotypes of dengue virus are more likely to result in severe dengue. In fact, not all mosquito bites can cause infection of dengue; therefore, fatal cases of dengue fever resulted by two mosquito bites do not exist in general.
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On 24^th August, rumours have surfaced from the social media saying that “Health personnel reminds everyone to wear mask when going out from tomorrow. Bacteria are emerging; they develop from decomposing animal carcasses and rotten food…”. In response to these rumours, the Health Bureau clarifies that it did not made such or similar appeal to the public, and it expects everyone to stop disseminating misleading information to the public.
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Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) called for an urgent meeting with representatives of the hotel industry this afternoon (25 August) to inform local hotels about the official request made to local travel agencies for suspension of tour group arrangements. Representatives of the hotel industry expressed their support to the decision, agreeing that it is the Government’s top priority to handle the restoration work for the city after the catastrophe.
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As of 12:00 noon today (August 25th), in the aftermath of typhoon "Hato", the Tourism Crisis Management Office (GGCT) received a total of 12 requests for assistance from Macao residents due to the cancellation of their return flights. The current status is as follows:
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The lecture “Moving Pictures: Ancient China's Gift to World Art”, integrated in the “Lecture by Masters of Culture” series, held by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, originally scheduled at 3pm on 27 August (Sunday), will be cancelled due to the temporary closing of the venue due to typhoon Hato.
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(As of 17:30 on 25^th Aug 2017)
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