Macau has tightened restrictions in response to new cases of Covid-19 in Guandong. Tourism services are expected to be impacted by the new measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Macau.- The government of Macau has announced it will implement quarantine measures for arrivals from Guangdong <\/strong>after new Covid-19 cases were registered in recent weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Macau health authorities have imposed a 14-day quarantine\u00a0<\/strong>on people who have been in the districts of Haizhu, Liwan, Nansha, Panyu or Yuexiu in Guangzhou, or the Nanhai and Chancheng districts of Foshan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The government announced\u00a0those who had been in Guangzhou or Foshan within the previous 14 days are required to undergo a nucleic acid test<\/strong>. From June 8, people who want to enter Macau from Guandong must show a Covid-19 negative test issued within 48 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The news was received with\u00a0some unease from the tourism sector<\/strong>. Mainland China<\/strong>\u00a0is the only country to have a\u00a0largely quarantine-free travel bubble<\/a>\u00a0with Macau, and the majority of tourists who have come to the city in recent months are from Guandong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Analysts noted that Guandong is also a gateway to other provinces<\/strong>\u00a0as more than 90 per cent of mainlanders enter Macau through Guandong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Andy Wu Keng Kuong<\/strong> of the Macau Travel Industry Council said it was difficult to make any forecasts. She said: \u201cWhat we hope for now is that the\u00a0spread of infection could be quickly curbed in Guangdong.<\/strong>“<\/p>\n\n\n\n Between May 31 and June 6,\u00a0tourist entries and exits declined by 22.6 per cent\u00a0<\/strong>to an average of 40,000 visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Due to the recent spread of Covid-19 cases,\u00a0Morgan Stanley<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>has cut its forecast for\u00a0Macau gross gaming revenue (GGR) this year by 19 per cent<\/strong>\u00a0to US$16.3bn. That\u00a0would be just 45 per cent of 2019 levels<\/strong>, but it would an improvement of 115.4 per cent when compared to 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n