{"id":16313,"date":"2021-03-29T14:50:22","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T14:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=16313"},"modified":"2026-04-23T20:47:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T23:47:23","slug":"manila-casinos-close-until-april-4-as-covid-19-cases-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/manila-casinos-close-until-april-4-as-covid-19-cases-rise","title":{"rendered":"Manila casinos close until April 4 as Covid-19 cases rise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Metro Manila casinos have voluntarily closed their doors as Covid-19 cases in The Philippines continue to rise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Philippines.- Casinos in Metro Manila have decided to close their doors until at least April 4 to show solidarity with efforts to reduce a recent spike in Covid-19 cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The government announced new restrictions<\/a><\/em> for Metro Manila last week, but Covid-19 cases continue to rise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The government had insisted that the new measures did not represent a new lockdown<\/strong>, but casino operators decided to temporarily suspend their activities “in solidarity with all efforts to curb the rise of Covid-19 cases<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Philippine casino resort City of Dreams Manila <\/strong>said: “Hospitality, gaming and retail operations are closed temporarily until April 4 <\/strong>for the duration of the Enhanced Community Quarantine <\/strong>in Metro Manila and neighbouring provinces.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solaire Resort and Casino,<\/strong> promoted by Bloomberry Resorts Corp, posted the following message on their website: \u201cIn compliance with the enhanced community quarantine implemented by the government, Solaire is not operational at this time<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Philippines Department of Health has reported 9,475 new cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Metro Manila measures to contain Covid-19 <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Measures taken by the government include night-time curfews from 6pm to 5am<\/strong>. Gatherings of more than 10 people outside are not allowed, and non-household members cannot gather indoors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diners are not allowed to eat in restaurants<\/strong>, although take-out and delivery services can continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Foreign visitors are not be allowed to enter the Philippines until April 19<\/em><\/a>.<\/strong> Only credited officials of foreign governments and Filipino workers returning from overseas are allowed to enter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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