Macau casinos began closing various facilities when the positive Covid test results in the SAR reached 34.
The government announced a program of group exams in the city on Sunday, and results are expected by Tuesday. Most services. Most businesses, including banks, schools and most businesses, are closed, but the casino itself remains open.
Macau maintains a “covid-zero” approach to the virus, the latest outbreak for the first time in months.
Individual policies vary by concession, but in general, all facilities and restaurants are closed at each of Macau’s six concessions, with the exception of takeaways and indoor dining.
The news is hitting a sector that relies heavily on face-to-face tourism, and total gambling revenue is almost certainly hit. Stocks in each of the six concessions fell following the news. Faced with a 4-8% hit.
Macau is struggling to recover to economic levels before the pandemic, with gambling-centric cities having less than half the GDP of 2019. The government will pass a new series of gambling reforms to boost the sector.
