The world’s biggest gambling hub, Macau, has begun a second day of mass COVID-19 testing after dozens of locally transmitted cases were discovered over the weekend.
Key points:
- Macu is experiencing its first major COVID-19 outbreak in eight months
- It only has one public hospital and its services are already stretched
- Restaurants have stopped dine-in services and residents have been asked to stay home
Banks, schools, government services and other businesses have been shut, but casinos remain open.
The testing of Macau’s roughly 600,000 residents is expected to end on Tuesday as the Chinese-ruled former Portuguese colony adheres to China’s “zero COVID” policy aimed to eradicate all outbreaks.
Most residents have been asked to stay home, restaurants have been shut to dine-in customers, and border restrictions have been tightened, meaning casino revenue is likely to be close to zero for at least a week and likely the coming weeks, analysts say.
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-20/macau-covid-testing-shut-down-casinos-open/101167636