{"id":17988,"date":"2021-05-18T15:50:16","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T15:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=17988"},"modified":"2026-04-23T19:27:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T22:27:54","slug":"marina-bay-sands-closes-after-two-covid-19-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/marina-bay-sands-closes-after-two-covid-19-cases","title":{"rendered":"Marina Bay Sands closes after two Covid-19 cases"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The casino complex has closed its doors after two workers tested positive for Covid-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Singapore.- The casino resort\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/where-to-gamble-in-asia-the-best-gambling-destinations-to-visit\">Marina Bay Sands<\/a>\u00a0(MBS) has temporarily closed its doors after\u00a0<strong>two workers tested positive for Covid-19<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marina Bay Sands said in a statement that <strong>it has started deep cleaning. <\/strong>It has not given a date for reopening, but said it will <strong>review measures taken by June 13<\/strong>. The hotel will continue to receive bookings for up to two people per room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two <strong>Marina Bay Sands workers<\/strong>\u00a0who tested positive were both casino dealers; a 36-year-old man from Malaysia and a 35-year-old man from Singapore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Singapore&#8217;s Ministry of Health has reported<strong>\u00a021 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours<\/strong>\u00a0and 549 active cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The country has delayed the launch of a\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/singapore-hong-kong-travel-bubble-delayed-again\">travel bubble<\/a>\u00a0with Hong Kong due to a rise in Covid-19 cases in the last few weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The casino complex has closed its doors after two workers tested positive for Covid-19.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Marina Bay Sands (MBS) casino complex in Singapore has temporarily ceased gaming operations following two casino dealers testing positive for Covid-19. The integrated resort has initiated deep cleaning protocols and will review reopening measures by June 13, while its hotel component continues to accept limited bookings. This operational disruption occurs amidst a rise in Covid-19 cases in Singapore, impacting regional travel initiatives.","focusai_entities":"Marina Bay Sands (MBS), Singapore\u2019s Ministry of Health","focusai_location":"Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.85), operator_casino (0.95), marketing_crm (0.7), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.75), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"MBS Revenue Impact","query":"What is the estimated daily GGR loss for Marina Bay Sands due to this temporary casino closure, and how might this impact its Q2\/Q3 financial projections?"},{"label":"Regulatory Response","query":"What specific regulatory compliance measures and public health protocols are Singaporean authorities mandating for integrated resorts to mitigate Covid-19 transmission and facilitate safe reopening?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,16333],"tags":[23907,168],"class_list":["post-17988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-casino-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-land-based-casino","tag-marina-bay-sands"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17988","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17988"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17988\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18025,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17988\/revisions\/18025"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}