Macau locks down some buildings as Covid infections creep up

MACAU, June 24 ― Authorities in Macau have locked down several residential buildings as the world's biggest gambling hub tries to contain a rising number of Covid-19 cases that have ground the city to a halt, apart from casinos which mostly remain open.

A makeshift hospital, located next to Macau's Las Vegas modelled Cotai Strip, is also expected to open today. The stringent measures come after Macau has been largely Covid-free since an outbreak in October 2021. It has not previously had to deal with the highly-transmissible Omicron variant. Casino revenues are likely to be close to zero in the coming weeks, analysts said. Only one of the territory's more than 30 casinos has been closed as an anti-Covid measure, but the others have few customers, residents said.

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