01/29/20 Macau: banks close doors to contain Coronavirus spread Banks will be closed from Thursday until next Monday as a part of measures being taken to contain Coronavirus.
01/29/20 China stops issuing exit visas for gamblers visiting Macau Authorities from mainland China have introduced the ban as part of measures to contain the spread of Coronavirus.
01/28/20 Coronavirus leads to drop in Macau casino stock value Sands, Wynn and MGM have seen their stock price drop as the virus outbreak continues to impact Macau visitor numbers .
01/28/20 Macau IRs shut facilities after another confirmed case of Coronavirus Macau’s Health Bureau confirmed a seventh case of the infection after a 67-year-old woman from Wuhan became feverish on Sunday.
01/28/20 Macau visitor numbers plummet and travel visas suspended The number of visitors to Macau from mainland China dropped by almost 80% year-on-year on Sunday.
01/27/20 Coronavirus sees Macau visitor numbers almost half during Golden Week During the first two days of Golden Week, Macau visitor numbers were down 49.9% year-on-year
01/27/20 Macau Govt asks locals to return from mainland China Residents holidaying in mainland China have been asked to return to the city and to isolate themselves for the next two weeks.
01/24/20 Macau casino workers ordered to wear masks The decision was taken to prevent the spread of the deadly Wuhan Coronavirus, which has killed 26 people and infected more than 830
01/24/20 Macau casinos prepare for closure if Coronavirus outbreak worsens Two people have so far been diagnosed with the virus in Macau.
01/24/20 Sands China reveals employee bonus and salary boost Macau IR operator has announced a discretionary bonus and a salary increase for employees.
01/23/20 Macau casinos deploy temperature monitoring at hundreds of entrances Macau’s casino operators are performing temperature tests at 405 guest entrances and 47 employee entrances
01/23/20 Macau: second case of pneumonia virus confirmed and CNY parade cancelled The second patient is a 66-year-old from Wuhan in China’s Hubei province who entered Macau on Wednesday afternoon
01/23/20 Pneumonia will slow Macau gaming growth but not reverse it, analysts say Coronavirus outbreak has hit Macau and will likely slow the city’s gaming growth
01/22/20 Macau’s New Yaohan to occupy part of Grand Lisboa Palace retail space SJM can end the agreement in the first six years if they decide to extend the casino space at Grand Lisboa Palace.
01/22/20 Macau visitors up 10% in 2019 Chinese visitors topped 28 million in 2019, more than 10% compared with 2018