{"id":21004,"date":"2021-08-03T11:47:57","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T14:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=21004"},"modified":"2026-04-23T16:58:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T19:58:56","slug":"macau-on-alert-after-a-community-outbreak-of-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macau-on-alert-after-a-community-outbreak-of-covid-19","title":{"rendered":"Macau on alert after a community outbreak of Covid-19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Macau has entered &#8220;immediate pandemic prevention\u201d mode after detecting two local cases of Covid-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Macau.- The government of\u00a0Macau has reported two new local Covid-19 cases \u2013 the first in nearly 500 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tai Wa Hou, Macau&#8217;s health official, has urged people to avoid non-essential travel. Authorities said they would conduct mass testing of the population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It comes after authorities implemented new controls requiring <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macau-to-resume-covid-19-test-rules-for-mainland-china\">all visitors to Macau<\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>from any mainland Chinese city to hold a negative<strong>\u00a0nucleic acid test certificate<\/strong>\u00a0for Covid-19. According to<strong>\u00a0Alvis Lo Iek Long<\/strong>, Macau\u2019s Health Bureau, the acid test must be<strong>\u00a0issued within 48 hours<\/strong>\u00a0before travel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the rise in Covid-19 cases in the region, Sanford C. Bernstein Ltd. believes Macau casinos will continue to be opened unless there is a widespread outbreak. However, people\u00a0<strong>must wear masks and have their temperature checked\u00a0<\/strong>there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macau-changes-health-code-requirements-for-chinese-visitors\">The Macau government<\/a>\u00a0previously announced that<strong>\u00a0it will update its health code<\/strong>. Visitors from mainland China will have to provide new information on<strong>\u00a0vaccination status<\/strong>\u00a0and whether people have previously contracted Covid-19.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/rise-in-covid-19-cases-in-china-could-affect-macaus-august-ggr\">Bernstein<\/a> has predicted that\u00a0<strong>gross gaming revenue in August could be affected<\/strong>\u00a0by the rise in Covid-19 cases in mainland China.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Macau has entered &#8220;immediate pandemic prevention\u201d mode after detecting two local cases of 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":"Macau has initiated \"immediate pandemic prevention\" measures following the detection of two local COVID-19 cases, marking the first in nearly 500 days. These measures include mass population testing, mandatory negative nucleic acid test certificates for mainland Chinese visitors, and updates to the health code requiring vaccination and prior infection status. Sanford C. Bernstein Ltd. anticipates potential impacts on August's Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR), though casinos are expected to remain operational unless a widespread outbreak occurs.","focusai_entities":"Macau government, Tai Wa Hou, Alvis Lo Iek Long, Macau\u2019s Health Bureau, Sanford C. 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