HONG KONG, July 16 — Macau’s government will extend a lockdown of casinos and other businesses until Friday, as authorities grapple to stop the spread of Covid-19 in the...
HONG KONG, July 16 — Macau’s government will extend a lockdown of casinos and other businesses until Friday, as authorities grapple to stop the spread of Covid-19 in the world’s biggest gambling hub, according a statement on its website.Macau imposed the shutdown last Monday, shuttering the city’s economic engine - its casinos - and forbidding residents from leaving their apartments, except for essential activities such as grocery shopping.
More than 90 per cent of Macau’s 600,000 residents are fully vaccinated against Covid but this is the first time the city has had to grapple with the fast-spreading Omicron variant.