It will be used to house people coded “yellow” for medical observation.

The smallest known property so far is the 70-room Rocks Hotel at Macau Fisherman’s Wharf. Hotels large and small throughout the city, primarily in Cotai are cooperating with the government to sequester those who are or may have been exposed. But we hope that with the cooperation from business venues and with the support from the public, foot traffic in our community can be reduced to a minimum,” according to a report in GGRAsia. He also said: “ This is not exactly a lockdown, we are not banning people from going out. Not Exactly a LockdownĪndré Cheong Weng Chon, Macau’s Secretary for Administration and Justice, balanced the gravity of the issue by stating that people and businesses violating the measure could face charges. The announcement of casino and other business closures was made at a press conference by the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre on Saturday. However, restaurants are not open for dining in and will only accept take-out orders.Īuthorities have asked residents to avoid going out unless it is essential they do so. Hotels other than those directly closed by the public health emergency are allowed to stay open as are other essential businesses such as supermarkets, small markets, and restaurants. The city of 600,000 and a single hospital that is overstressed daily has set up temporary medical facilities should the outbreak worsen significantly and has commandeered or negotiated arrangements with hoteliers who have already begun using their properties as quarantine centers. If authorities are able to contain the outbreak in the specified seven-day ‘temporary’ shutdown window it will be one month since the first cases were publicly reported.

Monday, morning all Macau casinos and other non-essential businesses have been forced to close for 7 days to help authorities stem an outbreak of Covid-19 that was first announced on June 19.

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