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A FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED PUBLIC PROSECUTION A VIETNAMESE MAN IS FACING BY MACAU’S COMMUNITY TO HELP IN CRIMINAL CHARGES FOR A ROBBERY THE COVID-19 FIGHT IN PORTUGAL ACCUSES NINE WITH AND FRAUD CASE INVOLVING RAISED NEARLY 2 MILLION PATACAS COVID-19 RELATED CRIMES A GOLDSMITH P2 P5 P5

Indonesia The deadly coronavirus may infect as many as 95,000 people in REPORT Indonesia by next month before easing, a minister said, as authorities ordered people to wear face masks to contain the pandemic. The dire forecast, which came as the country reported its biggest daily CASINOS CAN SURVIVE spike in confirmed cases, is based on a projection by the nation’s intelligence agency, University of Indonesia and Bandung Institute of Technology. YEARS ON CASH PILES The estimate was P4 discussed at a cabinet meeting held by President Joko Widodo yesterday. AP PHOTO DE-AN-SUN UNSPLASH VIA

Covid-19 The US and Britain braced for what could be one of their bleakest weeks in memory as the human and financial toll of the coronavirus outbreak mounted. But new deaths and infections appeared to be slowing in Italy, Spain and France, suggesting that lockdowns and social distancing are working. More on p6-7 AP PHOTO

Spain has the highest number of confirmed cases in Europe, but the data suggests the deadly outbreak could finally be slowing. The infection rate is also dropping consistently - showing the lockdown measures could be working. There is however still a long way to go, and the government has suggested people may have to wear masks in public after the quarantine measures are lifted.

Italy The death toll in Italy is the highest in the world, standing at over 15,800. Infections and daily deaths are dipping, and the number of people in intensive care in Lombardy two-thirds of Macau’s - the worst affected region in Italy - is decreasing. Prime Minister Giuseppe shipped express mail Conte however has said he is not sure when the P3 lockdown restrictions will parcels contain masks be lifted. More on backpage page 2 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳門 07.04.2020 tue

MACAU’S LEADING NEWSPAPER Macau CDC reminds public to remain vigilant during Easter holidays ANTHONY LAM Anhui were also published by The government has pre- Hong Kong media. viously acknowledged that HE public should remain vi- Leong addressed the repor- keeping the city idle for an ex- Tgilant during the upcoming ts on such elevated threats in tended period will severely hurt LAM ANTHONY four-day Easter holiday, advised other places, while further em- the economy. Leong voiced the Dr Leong Iek Hou, coordinator phasizing that the increase in same view yesterday, noting at the local Center for Disease new cases after extended holi- that the health authority un- Control and Prevention (CDC), days was caused by the “gathe- derstood the need for a resump- during yesterday’s daily press ring of crowds.” tion in economic activities. conference. They should conti- “After all, it is the gathering of “We foresee the pandemic nue to follow the practices that crowds that poses the risk” of ri- may exist for some time. It’s have been well-observed in the sing infection rates, said Leong. impossible to keep all com- past two months, added Leong, Leong believes that if peo- mercial activities halted for all notwithstanding the growing ple stay vigilant in Macau and this time,” Leong explained, pressure on the economy. adhere to social distancing ins- but added that it was none- The coordinator had been tructions, the risk may remain theless “essential to conduct asked by the press if the upco- under control. “Although there health measures and remain ming Easter holidays will pose is a long weekend coming, we vigilant.” a threat on the anti-outbreak should try our best to avoid Business owners and opera- effort in Macau. gathering [in crowds],” Leong tors should also bear in mind Last week, an extended reminded the public. “Even if social distancing instruc- weekend in jurisdictions such you stay at home, try to avoid tions, the medical doctor said. as Macau and Taiwan promp- hosting parties or gatherings.” “Running a business should ted social media discussion In response to questions not be a problem, provided over a potential rise in new ca- about crowds in shopping malls, that operators follow our advi- ses. Netizens pointed to Japan, Leong noted that following the ce, such as maintaining social where cases escalated after the advice of the health authority distance and hygiene,” she ex- country’s four-day spring holi- helps lower the risk. She added plained. day. that even though certain shops “I think with this advice Pictures that showed crowds in Cotai were taking in a signifi- being followed, we can strike a of 20,000 tourists packing the cant number of shoppers, sho- balance between anti-pande- scenic area of Huang Shan in pping while abiding by health mic [measures] and economic People walk in the rain on a central Macau street with mostly closed stores the eastern Chinese province of advice should be safe. performance.”

Fundraising campaign Suspected electoral violation raises nearly 2 million case dropped by prosecution patacas to help Portugal fundraising cam- in donations from The acquisition ANTHONY LAM industrial, commercial and Recently, the MP decided Apaign launched institutions, com- process will be financial sector, was sus- that the file would be closed, by Macau’s Portugue- panies, and indivi- coordinated by the case of suspected elec- pected of campaigning on meaning that no charges will se community has re- duals in Macau. Portuguese gover- A toral violation against an the by-election day, when be made against the incum- portedly raised near- While the cam- nmental Trade and indirectly-elected lawmaker he gave a media interview bent lawmaker. ly 2 million patacas. paign should have Investment Agency has been dropped in the pro- at the entrance of the voting Radio Macau reported The campaign ended on Sunday, – AICEP Portugal secution phase of the judicial station. that, according to the MP, is intended to su- it was extended un- Global. In coordi- procedure, public broadcas- According to the Election the ground for its decision pport healthcare til today, when it is nation with the Por- ter Radio Macau reported. Law, all campaign activi- was that “Wang’s subjective professionals in expected that the tuguese Embassy in Functional constituen- ties, be that online or offli- intention of campaigning Portugal by giving total amount may Beijing, it will ensu- cy lawmaker Wang Sai Man, ne, must cease on election was unable to be proved.” the the funds to ob- surpass 2 million re all the products who was suspected of viola- day. The stipulation is collo- A violator of the cool- tain personal pro- patacas. and equipment rea- ting the Legislative Assem- quially known as the ‘cool- -down period is subject to tective equipment According to the ch Portugal’s Minis- bly Election Law, was selec- -down period’. a maximum penalty of one and other medical organizers, the mo- try of Health, which ted by a conglomerate led by Following the suspicion of year in jail or a 240-day fine. equipment urgently ney will be used to will then coordinate the Macao Chamber of Com- Wang’s violation, the Elec- Moreover, if a person viola- needed to fight the acquire screening distribution to hos- merce to run in last year’s toral Affairs Committee im- tes the stipulation at a voting Covid-19 outbreak. tests for the virus pitals and medical by-election. The election mediately notified the police station or within a 100-meter According to and protective equi- facilities. was to select a lawmaker to who pledged that they would radius of it, they are subject Banco Nacional pment which will As of yesterday, fill the seat of incumbent conduct an investigation. Af- to a maximum penalty of Ultramarino, one then be sent to Por- Portugal had re- Chief Executive, Ho Iat Seng, ter the investigation, the case two years of imprisonment. of the fundraiser’s tuguese healthcare gistered a total of who was then lawmaker and was passed to the Public Pro- Wang won the uncontes- organizers, as of professionals who 11,730 cases of in- president of the Legislative secutions Office (MP) to de- ted election on November Sunday the dedi- are on the frontline fection which has Assembly. cide whether charges would 24, 2019, and was sworn-in cated account held of the Covid-19 fi- already resulted in Wang, representing the be pressed. on December 16. 1,864,000 patacas ght. 311 deaths. RM

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Mechanism exists to send patients in life-threatening condition to Hong Kong ANTHONY LAM tion at yesterday’s daily press con- of society, any decision to use it will necessary action, should cases ari- ts should be kept to a minimum,” ference. be made with extreme caution. se during this unusual period. Lo said. ESPITE all public trans- Journalists were concerned Lo disclosed that the bureau The medical director indica- The Macao Government Tou- portation links between whether patients who have been has made contingencies for these ted that many people would like rism Office announced yesterday Macau and Hong Kong under medical care in Hong Kong patients, but the exact course of to seek medical assistance in the that following the Metropole Ho- having been closed, a under the mechanism would be action will always depend on the neighboring Special Administrati- tel’s recent discharge as a designa- Dmechanism by which Macau pa- able to get follow-up medical treat- specifics of the case. ve Region or other places. He said ted hotel for quarantine, the Re- tients with emergency needs are ment for their conditions by doc- “We rely on the actual condition that Macau residents enjoy the gency Art Hotel has also now been sent to Hong Kong for medical as- tors in Hong Kong. of the patient to determine a medi- freedom to choose the location discharged. sistance is still in effect, a represen- The mechanism has been un- cal plan,” Lo explained. “We need where they receive medical servi- After the last guest left the hotel, tative of the Health Bureau (SSM) der review, according to Lo, with to base our plans on the availabili- ces at their own discretion. the SSM deployed a team to ins- has clarified. regard to the degree of urgency ty of medications, for example.” The only thing he can do is to truct hotel staff on sanitization. The SSM director, Lei Chin Ion, necessary for doctors in Macau to Medical plans, according to the encourage people to “get the medi- With the discharge of the Re- has previously mentioned that the consider sending patients to Hong medical director, are the result of cal problems that can be resolved gency Art Hotel, 10 hotels are still already-established mechanism Kong. However, the review was not comprehensive review. With refe- in Macau handled locally.” in use as government quarantine was still in effect during this spe- prompted by this current pande- rence to life-threatening illnesses, The medical doctor said that venues. For the time being, 1,636 cial period. Lo Iek Long, medical mic situation. Lo said that as use of the SSM will conduct high-level currently the most crucial work is people – 1,378 locals and 258 non- director of the Conde São Januário the mechanism could pose an ad- communications with its counter- to fight Covid-19. “I believe it’s a -locals – are under quarantine in Hospital, made that same observa- ditional threat to other members parts in Hong Kong to facilitate the consensus that human movemen- these hotels.

Almost two-thirds of all recently shipped EMS parcels contain masks

RENATO MARQUES cording to the government. Kong, with many people The race for masks has The same data also using postal services and led to accusations that the UNSPLAH VIA AGENCY PHOTO MACAO ACE masks have beco- shows that the number of parcel shipping companies U.S., one of the most re- Fme the most common parcels sent in February to send face masks to their luctant countries to accept product shipped from Ma- and March soared 334% in friends and family in other the preventive potential cau to the rest of the world year-on-year terms. The- parts of the world as soa- of the product, has begun in the last two months. re are two likely reasons ring demand and disrup- playing hardball to secu- According to data re- for this: the stabilization ted supply chains caused re supplies. The first sign 200,000 masks headed for could be released. leased by Macao Post of the face mask supply a worldwide scramble for came from U.S. mask ma- Germany was confiscated A subsequent report (CTT), 65% of all parcels in Macau, and the return supplies since the Covid-19 nufacturer 3M which had in Bangkok and diverted to said that the Macau gover- shipped via Express Mail to postal operations after outbreak. apparently been ordered the U.S. instead. nment had acted to ensure Service (EMS) contained services were curtailed China, the world’s ma- by the administration not Portuguese media that such parcels will ar- face masks, accounting for mid-February when all jor mask manufacturer, to export their N95 respi- outlets have also widely rive at their destinations. 12,357 parcels in the mon- government services were has reportedly increased rators to Canada and Latin reported cases of face However, there are many ths of February and March. stopped or significantly its production nearly 12- America. mask parcels sent to Por- cases reported on social The CTT also noted that reduced for almost three fold to produce 116 million The U.S. administra- tugal by Portuguese na- media of people in Macau among the most frequent weeks. masks daily since the end tion was also under fire tionals abroad, including claiming that many of their destinations of these par- According to a South of February. More than from the German gover- from Macau, had been parcels destined to several cels were Portugal, main- China Morning Post re- 2,500 companies, inclu- nment who accused the held by local customs European countries never land China, the U.S., the port, the trend seen in ding 700 technology firms, U.S. of performing acts authorities requesting arrived at the final desti- U.K., Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau is similar to the nei- have reportedly switched of “modern piracy,” clai- payment of high taxes nation and were reportedly Australia, and Canada, ac- ghboring region of Hong to producing masks. ming that a shipment of on such products so they lost or stolen. page 4 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳門 07.04.2020 tue

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2020 supermoon to appear tomorrow, visible across China Analyst predicts casinos The Guangdong Wuyang Astronomical Museum predicts the roundest and biggest moon in can last years with 2020 will occur tomorrow night. According to the museum, if the weather is fine and the sky is clear on Wednesday, the 2020 supermoon will be ‘near-zero revenue’ visible across China. A supermoon is a full moon or a new moon seen at the same time that the DANIEL BEITLER Resorts International, which moon is at its closest to the Earth in its elliptic recently appointed Bill Hor- orbit. This results in a slightly larger-than-usual NALYSTS at JP Morgan Se- UNSPLASH nbuckle as acting CEO, has apparent size of the lunar disk as viewed from Acurities (Asia Pacific) say “adequate liquidity, with levers Earth. At 2:09 a.m. on Wednesday, the moon that Macau casino operators to pull.” will be the closest to the Earth for this year, only have enough financial liquidi- The analysis comes as Ma- 356,017 kilometers away from the planet. At ty behind them to survive with cau’s economy is reeling from 10:35 a.m., on the same day, the moon, the Earth “near-zero revenue” for years. months of coronavirus-indu- and the sun will fall into alignment. The museum Operators need aggregate ced business shutdowns, inclu- expects that on May 26 of 2021, the supermoon gross gaming revenue to hold ding a 15-day suspension of all will be visible again. at just MOP300 million per gambling activity in February. day, or about MOP9 billion per Macau gross gaming reve- Second paid employment month, in order to break-even, nue dropped 80% in March to training program to begin the analysts suggested. By com- just MOP5.2 billion after pos- parison, monthly gross gaming ting MOP3.1 billion in February, in mid-April revenue average MOP24.3 only HKD600 million of debt der the present circumstances, its lowest take since 2004. The local government plans to launch the second billion last year. as of late-February, together the analysts said. New entry restrictions session of paid employment training in mid-April. According to the Monday with estimated fixed operating Separately, Macquarie Se- applied to arrivals in Guang- According to the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL), note seen by GGR Asia, all six costs amounting to about $90 curities estimated that MGM dong Province has quashed en- the second session will have approximately 8,000 concessionaires have “ample million (MOP718 million) per Resorts International, which thusiasm for a second-quarter vacancies. The details will be announced soon. liquidity to survive this unpre- month and maintenance capi- owns a majority share in Macau recovery in the sector. The res- The DSAL claimed that, from January 1 to March cedented period of ‘near-zero tal expenditure of $11 million concessionaire MGM China, is trictions mean that all arrivals 31, the bureau helped approximately 700 people revenue’ for over a year.” (MOP87 million) per month. burning through $14.4 million in Guangdong Province, inclu- obtain employment through the bureau’s job The JP Morgan analysts say Casino operator SJM Hol- (MOP115 million) a day during ding residents of the province, services in the construction, transport and retail that Galaxy Entertainment dings has enough reserves to the casino closures in Nor- must undergo 14-day manda- sectors. A worker taking the course can receive Group is in the strongest fi- survive for about four years of th America. This translates to tory quarantine. a maximum of 6,656 patacas after completing Mainland visitors typically it. The entire program provides 2,000 training nancial position with enou- no revenue, according to JP about nine to 10 months befo- positions involving 20 types of jobs. Workers who gh reserve to survive up to six Morgan, while Sands China, re MGM Resorts International account for about two-thirds attend 80% of the courses, participate in the years without a recovery in Wynn Macau and Melco Re- runs out of cash, according to of Macau’s monthly arrivals, relevant exams, and accept the DSAL’s offers gross gaming revenue. That sorts and Entertainment have Macquarie Securities. with about half of those hai- for employment assistance can also receive a is based on a net cash posi- about two years. MGM China Analysts at Deutsche Bank ling from southern Guang- subsidy. tion of HKD51.7 billion and can survive for “over a year” un- Securities Inc, said that MGM dong Province.

Mainland Group faces punishment for hiding travel history to Macau More people have been investigated in mainland Singapore casinos face month-long closure China for violating a provision that requires honest INGAPORE’S two vernment instructed all hotels, and tourist at- operated by a unit of the administrative region travel history disclosure. In Taizhou, Jiangsu integrated resorts, non-essential workpla- tractions, including the U.S.-based Las Vegas recorded several ca- Province, the police department opened an S investigation into four people who failed to report Marina Bay Sands and ces to halt operations ArtScience Museum at Sands Corp., which also ses of Covid-19 among their travel to Macau appropriately to the local Resorts World Sentosa, for a month-long “cir- Marina Bay Sands and operates casinos in Ma- gaming operator em- government. In Hainan Province, the relevant have closed their doors cuit breaker” campaign Universal Studios Sin- cau via its local subsi- ployees. police department has put one man under for four weeks to help designed to curb virus gapore at Resorts World diary, Sands China. Rival Inside Asian Gaming administrative detention because he hid travel curb the spread of Co- transmission. As of yes- Sentosa. Hotel bookin- Resorts World Sentosa reported that the Sin- records that include a visit to Macau. In mainland vid-19. The closures will terday, the city-state had gs during the closure is operated by Genting gapore closures leave China, returning residents must report their travel last until May 4, accor- recorded over 1,300 con- period will be cancelled Singapore. Macau as the only major history to the relevant community government ding to information re- firmed cases of the coro- and fully refunded, both Macau’s 41 casinos jurisdiction in the Asia- department upon their return home from another leased by the operators. navirus and six fatalities. companies said in sepa- were ordered to close for -Pacific region in whi- place. The measure was implemented to help curb The move comes The closure will affect rate statements. a 15-day period in Fe- ch casinos continue to the spread of the coronavirus on the mainland. after the Singapore go- all gambling activities, Marina Bay Sands is bruary, after the special operate. DB

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HE Public Prosecutions Office (MP) has formally

accused nine people in- MARQUES RENATO volved in cases of crimes Trelated to the Covid-19 outbreak, the MP informed in a statement. From the nine cases, seven are related to accusations of brea- ching quarantine rules at home or in the designated hotels, one is related to document forgery, and the last person is accused of ag- gravated damage. The first seven cases relate to people that have breached the quarantine rules for home qua- rantine and in one case, a desig- nated hotel while undergoing the mandatory 14-day quarantine af- ter having arrived in Macau from high-risk areas. According to the information in the MP’s formal charges, while they were supposed to be under- going medical observation, the defendants left, one or more times, the quarantine venue without pro- per authorization, claiming that they had to get some goods, park a vehicle, or deal with other perso- nal matters. In another case, one of the individuals had someone else in his hotel room. One Macau resident left Ma- Public Prosecution accuses nine cau on the same day that qua- rantine requirements were placed upon him. Regarding the case of document forgery, the ac- with Covid-19 related crimes cused non-resident worker, upon The last case, in which the de- the man went to the health facili- nishment of up to five years of im- fine of up to 60 days. arriving in Macau and being told fendant is being accused of ag- ty seeking to exchange some face prisonment or a fine penalty up to According to the statement he would be required to quaran- gravated damage, is related to a masks he had acquired previously 600 days. from the MP, the Office has acce- tine, not only falsely declared his man that purposefully damaged a and that he claimed were of low The non-resident worker ac- lerated the procedures for investi- residential address to escape qua- total of 320 face masks that were quality. cused of document forgery may gating and charging anyone who rantine, but also subsequently hid being distributed at the Seac Pai The MP noted that the act of receive a prison sentence up to commits a crime related to the the fact that he had been required Van Health Care Center by spitting the last defendant is considered three years or an equivalent fine. violations of the preventive mea- to undergo medical observation and intentionally discharging na- aggravated since it was performed As for the other seven defen- sures for the epidemic, ensuring but continued to perform work as sal mucus into the bag containing at a critical time of the epidemic dants that breached the qua- that the cases will be submitted a security guard. Police officers on the masks as a form of protest. Ac- outbreak. As such, the defendant rantine rules, they face prison for trial in a timely fashion to the patrol discovered these falsehoods. cording to the reports at the time, will be subjected to a penal pu- sentences up to six months or a Court of First Instance.

Man arrested for Police arrest man accused goldsmith robbery, fraud Vietnamese man sited the goldsmith se- tion revealed that the of raping neighbor Ais facing criminal veral times to case the man claimed to have charges after beco- area. had purposely injured HE Judiciary Police (PJ) ar- machine. The victim did not tuation and intervened to ming the main suspect After committing himself by cutting his Trested one man under the answer but the suspect saw save the woman. During the in a robbery and fraud the crime, the sus- left wrist with a knife charge of rape, the PJ reported her inside, wearing her paja- confrontation with the nei- case involving a golds- pect, who was sharing because he felt guilty during a press conference yes- mas, through a window. ghbors, the suspect sustained mith. an apartment with about the crime. The terday. The suspect allegedly en- an injury to his right foot and The 33-year-old sus- many other workers, PJ found him in a state The suspect is a 20-year-old tered the house through the fled the scene. pect has been working did not return to his of confusion and sent mainland man from Guang- window, armed with a cleaver The victim reported the in a restaurant in Ma- apartment. He took a him to the hospital to dong who works in Macau as knife, which he used to threa- case to the police authority. cau. The robbery took public bus to leave the receive medical treat- an electrical technician. The ten the victim while raping The suspect went to the place at approximately scene and went to a ment. victim is a local woman in her her. The victim tried to call for house of his relatives, who also 5 p.m. on April 2, at Rua pawn shop to exchan- The suspect admi- 30s. help but failed. live in Macau. His relatives de Camilo Pessanha in ge the stolen items for tted to his crime. As They live in the same five- After the rape, afraid that persuaded him to turn himself San Ma Lou, when the cash. Later, he went to result of his gambling, storey building on Rua da Praia the victim would report the in. Four hours after the crime, store was still open. a casino located in the he fell into debt, owing do Manduco, but in different crime to other people, the at 2 a.m. in the morning of Upon entering the central district, where 100,000 patacas in to- units. The suspect has lived in suspect allegedly took her to April 5, the suspect returned shop, the suspect pre- he lost all the money tal. He also confessed the apartment for three years. his apartment imprisoning to his apartment where he was tended to be a custo- gambling. to the PJ to having sto- The two are not familiar with her there. However, during arrested by police officers wai- mer. He selected two At midnight on April len some 20,000 pata- each other except for being ac- this process, the victim star- ting for him. items worth 33,000 5, Judiciary Police (PJ) cas from his employer. quainted as neighbors. ted screaming and fighting, If convicted, the man will patacas and dashed officers waited at the The PJ charged him On the evening of April 4, and successfully attracted the be sentenced three to 12 out of the shop without man’s apartment and with aggravated theft the suspect knocked on the attention of her neighbors years in prison. The case is paying for them. Befo- arrested him when he and fraud and forwar- victim’s door to ask her about downstairs. now with the prosecution au- re the actual robbery arrived. ded him to the prose- how to operate his washing The neighbors saw the si- thority. JZ took place, he had vi- The PJ investiga- cution authority. JZ page 6 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo PANDEMIC 疫病大流行 07.04.2020 tue

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TED ANTHONY AP PHOTO S the coronavirus spread across the wor- ld and began its reach into the United Sta- tes,A an assortment of Americans from the president on down summoned one notion as they ANALYSIS framed the emerging cataclysm. “The Chinese virus,” they cal- led it — or, in a few particularly racist cases, the “kung flu.” No matter the terminology of choi- After virus, how ce, the message was clear: Wha- tever the ravages of COVID-19 are causing, it’s somewhere else’s will Americans’ fault. Not someone. Somewhere. A thick thread of the American experience has always been to view of the hold the rest of the world at arm’s length, whether in economics, technology or cultural exchan- ge. The truth is, this nation has world change? always been a bit of an island, a place where multilingualism, or even holding a passport, is less common than in many other lands. Now, the notion of a virus that came from a distant “elsewhere” stands to carve deeper grooves into that landscape. international studies professor As the outbreak worsens by to plan and increasing numbers we know it,” one foreign-affairs ricans daily — the parts in “It’s a continuation of the at Rhodes College in Memphis, the day, the United States, like of Americans out of work, that’s journal said. their iPhones, the cheap same kinds of fears that we have Tennessee. “We’ve seen this con- other nations, is drawing quite a natural reaction. “The corona- It’s unlikely that much of the consumer goods, the ou- had,” says Jennifer Sciubba, an versation before.” literally inward. With little ability virus is killing globalization as globalization that touches Ame- t-of-season fruit in their produce aisles, the ability to communicate around the world virtually — is going anywhere, at least for good. Patients rush to join studies testing drug for coronavirus But a protracted period of coronavirus anxiety and MARILYNN MARCHIONE the NIH one at Mass Ge- At University Hospitals impact will almost certain- neral. To have no approved Cleveland Medical Center, ly redraw — and in many

HE new coronavirus medicines for COVID-19 AP PHOTO Dr. Grace McComsey has cases reinforce — opinions Tmade Dr. Jag Singh a now is “kind of terrifying,” enrolled roughly half a do- about the wider world’s role patient at his own hospital. she said. zen patients. in American lives. His alarm grew as he saw For most people, the “We’re seeing more and Throughout its 244-year an X-ray of his pneumonia- new coronavirus causes more younger people, like existence, America’s rela- -choked lungs and collea- mild or moderate symp- 30, really sick,” she said. tionship with the rest of the gues asked his wishes about toms, which can include The NIH study is the world has been marked by life support while wheeling fever and cough but some- most rigorous test. It com- the tension between working him into Massachusetts Ge- times pneumonia requiring pares remdesivir to place- together with other nations, neral’s intensive care unit. hospitalization. The risk bo infusions, and neither or going it alone as a land of When they offered him of death is greater for ol- patients nor doctors know “rugged indivi- a chance to help test rem- der adults and people with who is getting what until dualists.” desivir, an experimental other health problems. the end of the study. Besi- Isolationism drug that’s shown promise Remdesivir is given des the U.S., it’s open in Ja- was, in fact, a against some other coro- through an IV. It’s designed pan, Korea and Singapore. dominant Ame- naviruses, “it did not even to interfere with an enzyme In Chicago, an 89-year- rican policy un- cross my mind once to say that reproduces viral gene- -old man was Northwes- til the 20th cen- ‘no,’” said Singh, a heart tic material. tern Memorial Hospital’s tury — except specialist. In animal tests against first participant and “the when it wasn’t, Coronavirus patients SARS and MERS, diseases chief executive Dan O’Day viding the drug for free for dard care alone. family was very excited” to like when tho- around the world have been caused by similar coronavi- wrote in a recent letter to now and has set a goal of “There’s so much anxiety have him included, said in- se millions of rushing to join remdesivir ruses, the drug helped pre- the public. making 500,000 treatment about the disease that the fectious diseases chief Dr. immigrants arrived from studies that opened in hos- vent infection and reduced “Many people have rea- courses by October and patients are quite interes- Babafemi Taiwo. Germany, Ireland, Italy, Eas- pitals in the last few weeks. the severity of symptoms ched out to Gilead to advo- more than a million by the ted” and no one offered the At the University of Ca- tern Europe and other so- Interest has been so great when given early enough cate for access to remdesi- end of the year. chance has refused, said lifornia, Irvine, Dr. Alpesh mewhere elses to become that the U.S. National Insti- in the course of illness. It’s vir on behalf of friends and Gilead supplied rem- Dr. Arun Sanyal, the study Amin has enrolled seve- American. tutes of Health is expanding farther along in testing than loved ones. I can only ima- desivir for two studies in leader at Virginia Com- ral patients. All are getting Geography played a role its study, which has near- many other potential thera- gine how it must feel to be China expected to give monwealth University in standard care even if they in early isolationist attitu- ly reached its initial goal pies and the current studies in that situation,” he wrote. results by the end of the Richmond. wind up getting a place- des. Insulated by oceans, of 440 patients. The drug’s could lead to regulatory “We are taking the ethical, month. It also launched The first patient he en- bo rather than remdesivir, the United States bordered maker, California-based approval. responsible approach.” two studies for hospi- rolled was a previously Amin said. only two nations, which of- Gilead Sciences, is quickly Gilead has given rem- In another letter on Sa- talized patients in the healthy middle-aged man The Boston cardiologist, ten meant no regular expo- ramping up its own studies, desivir to more than 1,700 turday, O’Day said the com- U.S., Asia, Europe and el- who had an out-of-state Singh, said he was willing to sure to people who were di- too. patients on a case-by-case pany has 1.5 million doses, sewhere. One in severely visitor a few days before take that chance to advance fferent. What’s more, many “I would enroll my fa- emergency basis, but more which could mean more ill patients tests five ver- his symptoms began. What science even if he perso- communities, particularly mily in a heartbeat” if the people ultimately will be than 140,000 treatment sus 10 days of treatment. started as mild illness esca- nally winds up not benefi- on the frontier, had to be need arose, said Dr. Libby helped if the company does courses, depending on how Another in moderately lated to profound shortness ting. He’s now recovering insular to survive — even Hohmann, who placed Sin- the needed studies to pro- long treatment needs to sick patients compares of breath requiring supple- at home after spending a as they desperately needed gh and nearly 30 others in ve safety and effectiveness, last. The company is pro- those two options to stan- mental oxygen. week in the hospital. AP goods from “civilization” www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 7 tue 07.04.2020 疫病大流行 PANDEMIC

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JAPAN Abe to declare state of emergency as early as today APANESE Prime Minis- four other hard-hit prefec- Jter Shinzo Abe said that tures, and will be in effect he will declare a state of for about a month. emergency for Tokyo and The prime minister said six other prefectures as he will hold a news con- early as today to bolster ference on Tuesday to ex- measures to fight the coro- plain the state of emergen- navirus outbreak, but that cy. there will be no hard lock- He said the measure is downs. intended to further rein- Abe also told reporters force social distancing be- yesterday that his gover- tween people to slow the nment will launch a 108 spread of the outbreak, and trillion yen ($1 trillion) to continue to keep social stimulus package to help and economic activities to counter the economic im- a minimum. pact of the pandemic, in- Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike cluding cash payouts to said the city will start trans- households in need and fi- ferring patients with no or nancial support to protect slight symptoms from hos- businesses and jobs. pitals to hotels and other Abe said experts on a accommodations to make ricans daily — the parts in back East. son, a political scientist at meet in person, humans government-commissio- room for an influx of pa- their iPhones, the cheap The most obvious moti- the University of the South have doubled down on vir- ned task force urged him tients with severe symp- consumer goods, the ou- vation, however, is econo- in Sewanee, Tennessee, who tual communication more to prepare to declare a toms. t-of-season fruit in their mic, in the form of a percei- helps lead the institution’s fundamentally than ever. state of emergency, with Japan’s health ministry produce aisles, the ability ved loss of opportunities. global initiatives. That means the person two the COVID-19 outbreak has confirmed 3,654 cases to communicate around the Since the Industrial Re- “It has shown the impor- doors down presents in the rapidly expanding in ma- of the coronavirus, inclu- world virtually — is going volution’s beginnings in tance of integration in ter- same way as the one two jor cities including Tokyo, ding 84 deaths, as well as anywhere, at least for good. the 19th century, chunks of ms of the response,” Wilson continents away — as a pi- and hospitals and medical another 712 infections and But a protracted period the population have exhi- says. “Without global insti- xelated image on a screen. staff overburdened with 11 fatalities on a cruise ship of coronavirus anxiety and bited wariness of outsiders tutions and global coopera- “I could see the shift to patients. He said the sta- that was quarantined in impact will almost certain- willing to work for less and tion, we would be in much online work actually encou- te of emergency will cover the port of Yokohama near raging links around the wor- ly redraw — and in many take jobs from longer-term worse shape. … We can’t Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka and Tokyo earlier this year. AP cases reinforce — opinions Americans. That has proven turn that back.” ld,” says Stephen L.S. Smi- about the wider world’s role fertile ground for populist So what happens next? th, an economist at Hope in American lives. politicians to exploit. Presuming American socie- College in Michigan who

Throughout its 244-year Finally, of course, there’s ty emerges from the spring focuses on global trade. “It AP PHOTO existence, America’s rela- fear — of an unknown other, (and summer?) of corona- could end with a deeper glo- tionship with the rest of the the kind that allows a word virus largely intact, where balization, but one that was world has been marked by like “globalism” to evolve does its global-engagement more cognizant with securi- the tension between working into a sinister, sometimes discussion go? ty risks.” together with other nations, anti-Semitic epithet. “It’s a Jonathan Cristol, a re- That’s the question in a or going it alone as a land of human condition to fear the search fellow at Adelphi post-virus United States, “rugged indivi- University’s a more distilled version of dualists.” Levermore its pre-COVID counterpart: Isolationism As the outbreak worsens Global Scho- How to shape the American was, in fact, a lars Program place in the world to benefit dominant Ame- by the day, the United in New York, as many as possible without rican policy un- States, like other nations, predicts that compromising the control til the 20th cen- the coronavi- and sovereignty so valued tury — except is drawing quite literally rus will “pro- by many in a land that so- when it wasn’t, vide ammu- metimes considers itself an like when tho- inward nition for all exception to global rules? se millions of sides.” “If the pandemic teaches immigrants arrived from unknown. So people clump “People … opposed to us nothing else, it shows Germany, Ireland, Italy, Eas- it all into ‘danger’ or ‘stay globalization and free trade that we are all in this toge- tern Europe and other so- away’,” says Jeffrey Martin- will use the spread of the ther. We are all vulnerable to mewhere elses to become son, a political scientist at pathogen as an argument forces like this,” says Betty American. Meredith College in Raleigh, for why we need to roll back Cruz, president and CEO of Geography played a role North Carolina. globalization. That will be the World Affairs Council of in early isolationist attitu- The important thing to framed in terms of immigra- Pittsburgh, which fosters in- des. Insulated by oceans, remember, advocates of en- tion, in terms of anti-Chine- ternational engagement. the United States bordered gagement say, is this: Since se sentiment,” he says. “And “Insularity isn’t some- only two nations, which of- World War II in particular, the people who favor inter- thing that we can afford. Pe- ten meant no regular expo- Americans have benefited connectedness will use the riod,” Cruz says. “The entire sure to people who were di- from the fruits of engage- working together toward a nation can’t afford to not fferent. What’s more, many ment as much as they’ve su- common purpose as a way be globally connected. So communities, particularly ffered from its detriments. to back up their argument.” it’s not how do we get back on the frontier, had to be “The pandemic has shown One side effect of the vi- to normal, but how do we insular to survive — even that illness and other aspects rus era may actually stimu- create a new normal with as they desperately needed of life now can’t be stopped late globalization. Stripped connections that are deeper Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe goods from “civilization” by borders,” says Scott Wil- of their ability to travel or than before?” AP page 8 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo PANDEMIC 疫病大流行 07.04.2020 tue

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Thousands of Afghan refugees walk as they enter Afghanistan at the Islam Qala border crossing with Iran

From Iran’s hot zone, Afghans 1999 US claims ‘banana war’ victory The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has ruled in favour flee home, spreading virus of the United States in its long-running trade dispute with Europe over bananas. TAMEEM AKHGAR, ths have been recorded. rors that of many other re- halls, just as the traditional The WTO says the European Union (EU) has broken in- KABUL Afghan Health Minister turnees. spring season for weddings ternational rules on trade but Brussels says it may appeal. Ferozudin Feroz says the He quit school to go work was beginning. The banana row centres on the preferential treatment AHDI Noori, virus has already spread in Iran when he was 15, But the response has allegedly given by the EU to banana producers from for- a young Af- because of the returnees. “If bouncing between multiple been hobbled by a gover- mer African, Caribbean and Pacific colonies at the ex- ghan refugee the cases increase, then it jobs, most recently cutting nment crisis that has seen pense of Latin American growers and their US backers. in Iran, was will be out of control and we stone in a construction ma- two candidates claiming to The WTO was asked last month to rule on whether the Mleft jobless when the factory will need help,” he said. terials factory in the central have won recent presiden- EU had done enough to amend its import regime and where he’d worked cutting He and other Afghan of- Iranian city of Isfahan. He tial elections and by conti- whether retaliatory American sanctions were legitimate. stone was shut down be- ficials expressed concern earned enough to send $180 nued violence. Washington had sought $520m (£330m) in retaliatory cause of the coronavirus that Iran would push out a month back to his impo- Yesterday, neighbo- sanctions as compensation for lost business in Europe outbreak. He had no money, the more than 1 million Af- verished family of eight. ring Pakistan said it wou- However, the WTO awarded only $191m (£120m). was afraid of contracting the ghans working illegally in When the factory shut, ld reopen its border for America’s top negotiator on agriculture matters, Peter virus and had no options. So the country. Iran has alrea- he lost his income. He fea- four days so that Afghans Scher, said the list of European goods targeted for sanc- he headed home. dy barred entry from Afgha- red that, if infected, he wou- wishing to return home can tions last month would now be revised as a result of the He joined a large migra- nistan, preventing any who ld get no treatment because go back. On the other side reduced compensation. tion of some 200,000 Af- left from coming back. Iran Afghans are far down in of the border, which closed Items on the list include Scottish cashmere sweaters, ghans and counting who has had more than 58,000 priority. He tried to get tes- nearly a month ago, the Af- Italian cheese, French handbags and German coffee have been flowing home coronavirus cases and more ted in Iran but was refused, ghan government has set makers. across the border for weeks than 3,600 deaths. he said. up a quarantine camp for Products selected for sanctions will be subject to im- — from a country that is So far, the International He traveled back with the returnees. port taxes of up to 100% - doubling their price to Ame- one of the world’s biggest Organization of Migration other workers, not knowing Pakistani nationals rican shoppers. epicenters of the pandemic has recorded more than if any of them were infec- stranded in Afghanistan will Senior EU officials have meanwhile confirmed that the to an impoverished home- 198,000 Afghans returnees ted. Once in Afghanistan, also be allowed to go back. union will comply with the ruling, but said they would re- serve the right to appeal against it. land that is woefully unpre- from Iran this year, more he took buses across al- According to the IOM, 1,827 They insist that the WTO panel has approved the prin- pared to deal with it. than 145,000 of them in most the entire breadth of undocumented Afghan re- ciple of its policy, which is to protect African and Cari- At the border, Noori lined March as the outbreak in the country to reach the fugees had returned from bbean banana producers. up with thousands of other Iran accelerated. At the hei- capital, Kabul. Pakistan between Jan. 1 and An EU spokesman said: “There is no ruling here that returning refugees earlier mid-March. ght of the influx, 15,000 peo- On the buses, he was met says under WTO rules it is illegal to offer protection to this month, crowded toge- ple a day were crossing the with hostility from other Af- Habibullah Zafari, who those (Caribbean) producers.”. ther waiting to cross. “I saw border, according to Repa- ghans who told him, “Fear had been studying in Iran, women and children on the triation and Returnees Mi- of coronavirus brought you returned to Kabul four Courtesy BBC News border, and I was thinking, nister Sayed Hussain Alimi home to kill others with it,” weeks ago. The next day, he What if they get infected Balkhi, though it has gone he said. went to the testing center now, here?” the 20-year-old down slightly since. He reached his home in the capital, where they told The Associated Press. At the border, the IOM in Kabul on March 17 and didn’t test him but instead The massive influx of re- gives tents and blanke- isolated himself for two took his temperature and In context turnees, who are going back ts to returnees who have weeks from his family, fea- checked for symptoms. untested and unmonitored nowhere to go and trans- ring he could infect them. They declared him negative. The EU adopted a new banana import system under which to cities, towns and villages portation money to others. “I experienced the worst Nevertheless, Zafari import rights would be granted as ships arrived at port, in a around the country, threa- But the Afghan government moment of my life, meeting quarantined himself until “first come, first served” system. tens to create a greater ou- and independent agencies my parents, sisters and bro- just a few days ago, when But the US argued this would still favour imports from for- mer colonies and threatened to step up its sanctions by tbreak in Afghanistan that don’t have the capacity to thers from a distance after he finally met with friends rotating import tariffs over a wider range of goods. could overwhelm its health test, take temperatures or such a long time,” he said, and family. He still wears a In April 2001 the long-running dispute was finally settled. infrastructure wrecked by quarantine the returnees. speaking by phone from his mask and gloves and stays The new agreement involved a complicated system of decades of war. So far, Af- Almost all go back to their home. at home most of the time. licences and quotas which gave Central American produc- ghan authorities have con- home provinces using pu- The government ordered “This virus is like the ers greater access to European markets. The banana war was the most serious disagreement over firmed 273 cases of the new blic transportation, around a lockdown on March 28 in wind,” he said. “You do trade between the EU and the US in recent years, although coronavirus, more than 210 a quarter of them to Herat Kabul and Herat province, not know where it comes other industries including beef and steel were also at the of them in people who re- province, bordering Iran. shutting down businesses, from and how you get in- centre of disputes. turned from Iran. Four dea- Noori’s experience mir- restaurants and wedding fected.” AP www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 9 tue 07.04.2020 資訊／娛樂 INFOTAINMENT

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searched for plant-based alterna- Asia’s 50 best restaurants that tives.” Mume in Taipei (No. 18 and CORPORATE BITS you can’t visit right now the best restaurant in Taiwan) MGM presents Wuhan hot dry INGAPORE’S Odette has held ce integrated resort. has seen a drop in its usual tou- noodles at Macau properties Son to the title of Asia’s best Cantonese fine-dining estab- rist clientele, prompting it to restaurant for the second year lishment Wing Lei Palace made close once or twice a week and running, as top chefs grapple number 22, while double Miche- to limit the number of reserva- with city lockdowns, temporary lin-starred Sichuan Moon came tions to ensure ample space be- closures of their restaurants or in at number 23. According to the tween diners. Mume’s staff wear food-supply interruptions during Wynn Palace website, Sichuan face masks at all times and check the coronavirus pandemic. Moon is closed until further no- guests’ temperatures before they Cantonese restaurant The tice. sit down. The chefs wear antimi- Chairman in Hong Kong, Tokyo Meanwhile, in Hong Kong, crobial gloves while preparing kaiseki eatery Den, neo-Parisian Chef Richard Ekkebus of two- food. bistro Belon in Hong Kong and -Michelin-starred Amber (No. 31) “Just like most businesses and Singapore-based barbecue res- said food-supply logistics have maybe 99 percent of the hospi- taurant Burnt Ends rounded out been “a challenge.” But he says tality industry, we are of course the top five. The winners were the restaurant has been able to greatly affected by the outbreak,” MGM China is introducing a most iconic comfort food announced in a video livestream, source the ingredients it needs said Mume’s chef and owner, Ri- series of authentic delicacies in Wuhan. People in Wuhan in place of a ceremony originally to continue serving its French chie Lin. of Hubei to the Macau public, value breakfast culture as planned for Saga prefecture, Ja- menu, which includes dishes Lin can count one blessing: His including their signature dish they believe it is an essential pan, during cherry blossom sea- such as pigeon with foie gras, pe- food is 99 percent locally sourced, hot dry noodles, at Imperial revitalizing meal as it welco- son. pper berry and blackcurrant as enabling him to offer a tasting Court and Square Eight at mes a brand-new day. Odette chef Julien Royer said well as spelt with black trumpet menu that includes cuttlefish MGM Macau, as well as Chún The dish has earned an array his three-Michelin-starred res- mushroom and preserved black with mullet roe and black gar- and Hao Guo at MGM Cotai. of national gastronomic re- These new menu items cognitions, including the title taurant has been “working hard truffle. lic as well as abalone and duck are to commemorate that of “Five Acclaimed Noodles to support guests who have had Amber reopened in April 2019 risotto. Lin says his interest was Wuhan, Hubei is finally seeing in China” and the first place of to delay their visits and change with a renovated interior and a piqued by indigenous ingredien- lockdown measures gradually “China’s 10 Best Noodles.” travel plans.” new menu that eliminated what ts such as “wild vegetables that is lifted. Made by MGM’s experien- “In unpredictable times food Ekkebus calls “the usual tricks of foraged by aboriginal [people]” of Aside from the celebration of ced Hubei chefs, the dish is can be a source of comfort,” the trade,” including butter, refi- Taiwan. its proud Chinese staple food made following traditional re- Royer said in an email interview. ned sugar and salt, so that ingre- Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants list is culture, MGM also hopes to cipes: hand-pulled, thin and empower its guests with the al dente noodles mixed with “And now more than ever we wish dients’ natural flavors could shi- selected and voted on by a panel taste of warmth for heart and sesame oil, sesame sauce, to offer our guests the comfort of ne through. of 300 food writers, critics, chefs, soul, and most importantly, to soy sauce and pickled spicy a beautiful and thoughtful meal “Where salt is needed,” he said, restaurateurs and foodies across hearten the people of Wuhan. radishes, and then seasoned above all else.” “it’s distilled from natural umami Asia. The awards have been held Originating in Wuhan, with a handmade spicy sauce Two Macau restaurants made through ingredients like seaweed and published each year since hot dry noodles is a staple that is infused with a variety of the list this year, both of which or techniques like fermentation. 2013 by William Reed Business breakfast dish as well as the spices and herbs. are located inside the Wynn Pala- Where dairy is required, we’ve Media. MDT/BLOOMBERG ad www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 11 tue 07.04.2020 體育 SPORTS

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STEPHEN WHYNO, NFL felt Bobby should’ve been the WASHINGTON general manager of the Washin- gton Redskins. He didn’t get bit- OBBY Mitchell, the spee- ter. He kept doing the things he dy Hall of Famer who can do.” became the Washing- Pro Football Hall of Famer Bobby Mitchell said during a ton Redskins’ first black 2015 episode of Showtime’s “60 Bplayer, has died. He was 84. Minutes Sports” that he unders- Mitchell split his career with tood pretty quickly upon signing the Cleveland Browns and Red- Bobby Mitchell dies at 84 in Washington “there was no one skins and was inducted into the in this town used to having a bla- Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1983. ck star.” Friend and fellow Hall of The Hall of Fame said Sunday ni- Famer Jim Brown took it one step ght that Mitchell’s family said he AP PHOTO further. died in the afternoon but didn’t “Bobby was an individual provide any other details. that was thrown into the arena “The game lost a true legend of being a victim for no reason,” today,” Hall of Fame President & Brown said. “He had to suffer for CEO David Baker said in a state- being black more than any person ment. “Bobby was an incredible I know that played football at the player, a talented executive and a time I played. With that kind of real gentleman to everyone with ability, if he were white, everybo- whom he worked or competed dy on this earth would know who against.” he was.” When Mitchell joined the Red- Mitchell played halfback for skins in 1962, they became the the Browns from 1958-61 and mo- last NFL team to integrate. After ved to flanker with the Redskins, playing his first four seasons in leading the NFL in yards receiving Cleveland, he spent seven more in 1962 and 1963. He was a three- with Washington and retired with -time All-NFL selection, played the second-most combined of- Fullback Jim Brown (left) and flanker back Bobby Mitchell, once a feared duo for the Cleveland Browns before Mitchell was in four Pro Bowls, and his 7,954 dealt to Washington fensive yards. all-purpose yards were the secon- Mitchell became a Redskins d-most in league history when he scout and later served as assistant individuals in franchise history, tion to Bobby but became friends “I’m sure there was people retired in 1968. general manager. but he was also one of the greatest with him, said he learned from the saying stuff to him and doing After retiring, Mitchell be- “His passion for the game of men I have ever known. He was Hall of Famer, “Tough times don’t things that (ticked) him off, but came active in the community football was unmatched by anyo- a true class act and will be sorely remain, tough people do, and he wasn’t bitter,” Brian Mitchell and held an annual golf tour- ne I have ever met,” Redskins ow- missed.” you don’t let what you go through said. “When you look at him nament raising funds for the ner Daniel Snyder said. “Not only Retired NFL running back change who you are unless it’s for when he was working for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society was he one of the most influential Brian Mitchell, who has no rela- the better.” Redskins early on, many people since 1980. AP

ad Governments warned to coordinate the international virus response BUZZ The economic fallout from the coronavirus could linger a In the study, they looked at various scenarios taking into lot longer and prove far more damaging without internatio- account economic spillovers across major economies. nal policy coordination, according to Bank for International In one model, a “more severe” initial economic hit plus a Settlements staff. second wave of the virus, U.S. GDP would be close to 12% “No one can hide from the consequences of a pandemic, below its non-virus level by the end of 2020. In the “less and unilateral macroeconomic policies are doomed to fail,” severe” scenario, and with the virus contained quickly, the Emanuel Kohlscheen, Benoit Mojon and Daniel Rees wrote trough comes this quarter, and is limited to about 5%. OPINION in a bulletin published by the Basel-based institution yes- The authors warn that disjointed national efforts raise the Our Desk terday. chance of a second outbreak wave. Renato Marques Not enough to be alive, you must look alive HUMAN TO BEAST AP PHOTO In ancient Rome, an episode occurred around Tiger at NYC’s Bronx the year 62 BC involving Julius Caesar’s wife Pom- peia Sula. It led to the creation of the famous quote, “Caesar’s wife must not only be honest; she must Zoo tests positive for look honest.” The quote highlights the fact that when you have a high status and reputation to keep, you must not coronavirus Portugal has recorded only “do the good thing” but also you must care for tiger at the Bronx Zoo its lowest daily rise in the coronavirus infection “looking like you are doing the good thing,” otherwi- has tested positive for

A AP PHOTO rate since the outbreak se, distrust from a group of people or society more the new coronavirus, in started. The total of broadly can lead to the creation of rumors that mi- what is believed to be the 11,730 official cases ght jeopardize your position. first known infection in an reported yesterday was The same applies to businesses, companies and animal in the U.S. or a tiger up just 4% from the even individual people that have acquired higher anywhere, federal officials previous day. Health status in society. and the zoo said yesterday authorities said the total In fact, “Do good” and “Look good” do not always coronavirus related [Macau time]. match perfectly and if in ancient Rome the second deaths rose just over 5% The 4-year-old Malayan one was already important, nowadays the “Look from Sunday to 311. good” pretty much accounts for everything, despi- tiger named Nadia — and te that popular proverb that says, “Appearances are six other tigers and lions often deceptive.” that have also fallen ill — AP PHOTO The same happens now in a time of difficulties and are believed to have been social alarm due to the worldwide outbreak of the infected by a zoo employee COVID-19, a microscopic virus that came to remove who wasn’t yet showing the veil of all our fragilities. symptoms, the zoo said. The In the past few weeks, we have seen Macau being first animal started showing highly praised by many regional and international symptoms March 27, and all entities, as well as people, for the way it battled this are doing well and expected Iran Mahdi Noori, a young virus outbreak. to recover, said the zoo, whi- Afghan refugee in Iran, Yes, we are alive, but… (just like Caesar’s wife) we ch has been closed to the was left jobless when the factory where he’d also need to “look alive.” Our hospitality and gaming public since March 16 amid worked cutting stone was industry, our main pillars that for decades have sus- the surging coronavirus ou- shut down because of the tained our economy, our international status and tbreak in New York. Nadia, a Malayan tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York coronavirus outbreak. He our social wellbeing, play a very important role in The test result stun- had no money, was afraid keeping these “appearances.” ned zoo officials: “I coul- mals in the U.S. have been thorities concluded that pet of contracting the virus After long months confined to the four corners of dn’t believe it,” director Jim tested through the USDA’s dogs and cats couldn’t pass and had no options. So he my apartment due to a health condition that had no- Breheny said. But he hopes National Veterinary Services the virus to human beings headed home. More on p8 thing to do with the virus, finally, I managed to gain the finding can contribute Laboratories, and all those but could test positive if ex- enough confidence and physical strength to go out to the global fight against the tests came back negative ex- posed by their owners. of the house and see the city and its developments.

virus that causes COVID-19. cept Nadia’s. Some researchers have AP PHOTO Looking for some new clothes (unfortunately, “Any kind of knowledge The coronavirus ou- been trying to understand home confinement also often brings some extra tbreaks around the world the susceptibility of different pounds) I went to the Cotai area, thinking that ha- that we get on how it’s trans- ving a larger choice in a smaller area would help me mitted, how different spe- are driven by person-to-per- animal species to the virus, to find what I needed without roaming up and down cies react to it, that know- son transmission, experts and to determine how it the city. ledge somehow is going to say. spreads among animals, ac- But, to my surprise, I found myself not in the boo- provide a greater base cording to the Paris-based Germany The German ming Cotai Strip of other days but on a Macau ver- resource for people,” he World Organization for government has launched sion of New Jersey’s Atlantic City where the once said in an interview. The 4-year-old Animal Health. another rescue package glowing and shiny integrated resorts now present The finding raises Malayan tiger The American Veteri- to try to ease the flow of dark shades of severe depression. new questions about nary Medical Association financial aid to small and medium-size companies I know that we all are suffering from the conse- transmission of the vi- and the federal Centers and six other squeezed by the quences of the COVID-19. I also know that there is rus in animals. The U.S. for Disease Control and coronavirus crisis. Vice- almost no influx of tourists and that locals should Department of Agricul- tigers and lions Prevention have been re- Chancellor Olaf Scholz refrain from walking around unless it is necessary, ture, which confirmed are believed commending that out of (pictured, right) said but the emptiness I saw was almost scary. Nadia’s test result at its an abundance of caution, companies that were in But scarier than the fact there were a very low num- veterinary lab, said the- to have been people ill with the corona- good health last year can ber of people in the casinos and shopping areas, and re are no known cases of virus should limit contact apply for loans totaling as even a significant number of stores were closed, was the virus in U.S. pets or infected by a with animals — advice much as three months of revenue with a 800,000 the neglect of the public areas. Corridors were as that the veterinary group livestock. zoo employee euros cap. Liability for the empty as the hand soap and toilet roll dispensers in “There doesn’t appear reiterated after learning of the lavatories. loans will ultimately lie to be, at this time, any the tiger’s test result. with the government. Most of the stores that were open for business pre- who wasn’t evidence that sugges- In general, the CDC sent reduced working schedules with closing times ts that the animals can yet showing also advises people to Spain The mother of coming as early as 8 p.m., and many no longer offer spread the virus to peo- wash their hands after Manchester City manager “free Wi-Fi.” symptoms ple or that they can be a handling animals and do Pep Guardiola has died In the malls, the scenario was devastating, with after contracting the corridors filled with the silence of the closed shu- source of the infection in other things to keep pets coronavirus. The Premier tters. In some cases, even the corridor lights were the United States,” Dr. Jane There have been a hand- and their homes clean. League club says Dolors completely off, turning the roaming of the mall into Rooney, a veterinarian and ful of reports outside the U.S. At the Bronx Zoo, Nadia, Sala Carrió died near a kind of “haunted house” theme park adventure, a USDA official, said in an of pet dogs or cats becoming her sister Azul, two Amur ti- Barcelona in the city especially when out of the darkness jumps a couple interview. infected after close contact gers and three African lions of Manresa. She was 82. City says “everyone of security staff members in face masks as they pa- The USDA said it’s not with contagious people, in- developed dry coughs, and associated with the club trol the area. recommending routine co- cluding a Hong Kong dog some of the cats exhibited sends their most heartfelt Suddenly I started thinking, “I am glad there are ronavirus testing of animals, that tested positive for a some wheezing and loss of sympathy at this most not many tourists coming. What would they say if in zoos or elsewhere, or of low level of the pathogen in appetite, said Dr. Paul Cal- distressing time to Pep, they saw this?” zoo employees. Still, Rooney February and early March. le, the zoo’s chief veterina- his family and all their said a small number of ani- Hong Kong agriculture au- rian. AP friends.”