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Macao today reported a local and an imported Influenza A (H1N1) cases, bringing the total number of such cases to 85. The two cases involved a 56-year-old man, and a 39-year-old woman who had travelled to Sydney, Australia, for a conference between 3 and 12 July. To date Macao had reported 85 Influenza A (H1N1) cases, with 19 patients receiving treatment. Four patients had recovered and were discharged from hospital today, taking the total number of discharged patients to 65. Macao’s pandemic alert remained at Level VI, Blue, which indicated that there were no fatal cases and the spread of the virus was moderate.
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The total number of Influenza A (H1N1) cases climbed to 83 as Macao recorded two new imported cases today. The Health Bureau announced that the two new cases involved a 22-year-old Macao university student and a 20-year-old Macao citizen who lived in Foshan, Guangdong. Today one patient had recovered from the novel influenza and was discharged from hospital. Currently, 20 patients were receiving treatment and 61 people had been discharged from hospital so far. Macao’s pandemic alert remained at Level VI, Blue, which indicated that there were no fatal cases and the spread of the virus was moderate.
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Macao today recorded no new Influenza A (H1N1) cases and four patients had recovered and were discharged from hospital. To date the total number of Influenza A (H1N1) cases remained at 81, and the total number of discharged patients increased to 60. Macao’s pandemic alert remained at Level VI, Blue, which indicated that there were no fatal cases and the spread of the virus was moderate.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that visitor arrivals in package tour totalled 244,654 in May 2009, a substantial decrease of 42.5% year-on-year, attributable to the influence of the human swine influenza pandemic and implementation of the new Travel Agency Regulation in Mainland China. Visitors from Mainland China (157,543), Hong Kong (17,792) and Japan (12,182) decreased by 43.5%, 44.5% and 38.8% respectively year-on-year whereas those from Taiwan, China (15,415) increased by 2.8%. In the first five months of 2009, visitor arrivals in package tours rose slightly by 0.9% over the same period of 2008 to 2,091,360. In May 2009, the number of Macao residents travelling outbound in package tours decreased by 17.1% year-on-year to 13,306. Mainland China (79.5%); Taiwan, China (7.1%); and Japan (4.3%) were the most popular tour itineraries. In the first five months of 2009, residents travelling in package tours decreased by 8.0% year-on-year to 79,533. Meanwhile, residents travelling outbound under own arrangements with services of travel agencies totalled 36,691, up by 25.5% over May 2008. Mainland China (39.7%) and Hong Kong (31.3%) were the main destinations. In the first five months of 2009, outbound residents travelling under such arrangements rose by 8.8% year-on-year to 163,207. At the end of May 2009, the number of guest rooms available in the hotel sector increased by 1,301 (+8.0%) from a year earlier to 17,529 rooms. In May 2009, a total of 444,912 guests checked into hotels and similar establishments, down by 18.2% year-on-year, with the majority of guests coming from Mainland China (47.0%) and Hong Kong (24.3%). The average hotel occupancy rate decreased notably by 13.5 percentage points year-on-year to 59.4%, with 4-star and 5-star hotels leading at 61.7% and 61.3% respectively. The average length of stay of hotel guests increased by 0.14 night year-on-year to 1.49 nights. The cumulative number of hotel guests decreased by 1.4% in the first five months of 2009 to 2,658,967. From January to May 2009, visitor-guests of hotels accounted for 61.7% of the total number of tourists, up from 56.3% in the corresponding period of 2008.
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Macao today reported five local and three imported Influenza A (H1N1) cases, taking the total number of such cases to 81. The Health Bureau announced that one of the local cases involved a two-year-old boy who had been taken care of by a crèche during daytime. He was tested positive for the virus yesterday and the Bureau had ordered the crèche to suspend its childcare services. The second local case involved a four-month-old baby from a Portuguese family with six out of its eight members confirmed with the virus. It is believed that the baby contracted the virus from her family members. The three other local cases involved a family of four, with the parents, aged 49 and 46, and their 13-year-old son contracted the virus. Their daughter was considered as a close contact person and was required to undergo medical observation at home. The three imported cases involved two Macao women, aged 21 and 24, and an 11-year-old Australian. Macao had reported 81 Influenza A (H1N1) cases to date, with 23 patients receiving treatment at hospital and one patient at home, and 46 people were asked to stay home for medical observation. Today eight patients had recovered from Influenza A (H1N1) and were discharged from hospital. Macao’s pandemic alert remained at Level VI, Blue, which indicated that there were no fatal cases and the spread of the virus was moderate.
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Macao and Guangdong today signed an agreement relating to the construction of the University of Macau campus on Hengqin Island, following the recent approval by the National People’s Congress. According to the agreement, both Macao and Guangdong would provide the necessary support to facilitate construction. They would steer the project under the frameworks of the Outline of the Plan for the Reform and Development of the Pearl River Delta (2008-2020) and a master development plan of Hengqin Island approved by the State Council last month. The agreement was signed after the annual Guangdong-Macao Co-operation Joint Conference, which was presided over by the Chief Executive, Mr Edmund Ho Hau Wah, and the Governor of Guangdong, Mr Huang Huahua. During the conference, Mr Ho thanked Guangdong for supporting the project of University of Macau campus on Hengqin, Macao’s enterprises in Guangdong and Macao’s drive in diversifying its economy. And Mr Huang said Macao and Guangdong should make good use of the policies adopted by the Central Government and enhance co-operation and integration. Officials from Macao and Guangdong also exchanged ideas on large-scale infrastructure, trade and economy, education, electricity and water supply, food safety and traditional Chinese medicine at the conference.
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Macao today reported two local and three imported Influenza A (H1N1) cases, taking the total number of such cases to 73. At a press conference at the Influenza Response and Coordination Centre, the Health Bureau announced that the two local cases involved the mother and son from the same family with three other family members contracted the virus earlier. The two contracted the virus from their family members and were tested positive for the virus early this morning. They were regarded as local cases. The three imported cases involved a 24-year-old woman from Taiwan and two Macao teenagers aged 13 and 16 respectively. Macao had reported 73 Influenza A (H1N1) cases to date, with 22 patients receiving treatment at hospital and 45 people asked to stay home for medical observation. Today five patients had recovered from Influenza A (H1N1) and were discharged from hospital. Macao’s pandemic alert remained at Level VI, Blue, which indicated that there were no fatal cases and the spread of the virus was moderate.
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Macao today reported four local and two imported Influenza A (H1N1) cases, taking the total number of such cases to 68. At a press conference at the Influenza Response and Coordination Centre, the Health Bureau announced that the first three cases involved a seven-year-old girl, her two-year-old brother and their cousin aged 22 months, who all lived with their grandparents. The girl had visited Gongbei, Zhuhai, and played in a playground in a shopping mall on 2 July and showed flu symptoms on 5 July. She was tested positive for the virus yesterday and was classified as an imported case. Her brother and cousin were also tested positive yesterday and were regarded as local cases. The other three cases involved a 63-year-old Portuguese woman, her son aged 37 and granddaughter aged 14. The woman, who had arrived on 1 July and lived with his son’s family in Macao, showed flu symptoms on 5 July. Her son and granddaughter also developed flu symptoms the next day. They all went to Hospital Conde S. Januário for medical attention and were tested positive for the virus today. The Portuguese woman was regarded as an imported case and her son and granddaughter were classified as local cases. The six patients were receiving treatment at the quarantine wards at Hospital Conde S. Januário, taking the total number of H1N1 inpatients to 26. Five patients had recovered from Influenza A (H1N1) and were discharged from hospital today, and 51 people were required to stay home for medical observation. Macao’s pandemic alert remained at Level VI, Blue, which indicated that there were no fatal cases and the spread of the virus was moderate.
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The Governor of Guangdong Province, Mr Huang Huahua, is to lead a delegation to Macao tomorrow to attend the Guangdong-Macao Co-operation Joint Conference 2009 on Thursday. Chief Executive Mr Edmund Ho Hau Wah and Mr Huang would jointly officiate at the conference and deliver speeches. Themes of the conference would include reviewing their experience in their past co-operation and identifying key areas for future co-operation. After the conference, Macao and Guangdong would sign an agreement on enhancing the project of the University of Macau campus on Hengqin Island. Mr Huang would also visit the Border Gate Checkpoint, the Macau International Airport, the University of Macau, its future campus on Hengqin and some scenic spots.
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Eight patients had recovered from Influenza A (H1N1) and were discharged from hospital today, while Macao also reported an imported case and a local case respectively. Macao had reported 62 Influenza A (H1N1) cases to date, with 25 patients receiving treatment and 55 people asked to stay home for medical observation. The imported case involved a 34-year-old Indonesian who lived in Hong Kong. He visited Macao on 2 July, developed flu symptoms on the next day and was confirmed carrying the virus yesterday. The local case involved a 38-year-old Macao resident, who was a missionary from the Philippines. He developed flu symptoms on 5 July and was tested positive for the virus this morning. Since he had not left Macao in the preceding seven days, he was thus classified as a locally infected case. Macao’s pandemic alert remained at Level VI, Blue, which indicated that there were no fatal cases and the spread of the virus was moderate.
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