Macau: Macau's casinos will reopen on Thursday (Feb 20) after authorities lifted a city-wide two-week closure aimed at stopping the spread of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak.
Visitors wearing face masks as they walk outside the Venetian casino hotel resort as a Lunar New Year light display is projected upon a facade of the building in Macau last month. Macau's casinos will reopen on Thursday after authorities lifted a city-wide two-week closure aimed at stopping the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak. - AFP
MACAU: Macau's casinos will reopen on Thursday after authorities lifted a city-wide two-week closure aimed at stopping the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak. The resumption of the lynchpin industry comes after the city reported no new infections in the last two weeks, with the number confirmed cases at just ten people.
The former Portuguese colony took the unprecedented step of shutting down almost all of its lucrative entertainment sector earlier in the month, including casinos, nightclubs and many bars.As the only place in China where casinos are allowed, Macau's gambling houses account for about 80% of government revenue.Authorities said casinos that don't want to reopen because of low tourist numbers could apply to extend the closure, but they must be up and running within 30 days.
Macau's government has been keen to ensure the casinos keep employing staff through the downturn and are trying to avoid lay-offs.First found in the city of Wuhan in central China, the new coronavirus has infected over 72,000 people on the mainland and 60 in Hong Kong.
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