{"id":31149,"date":"2022-06-27T02:21:10","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T05:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=31149"},"modified":"2026-04-23T07:26:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T10:26:41","slug":"macau-casinos-to-request-negative-covid-19-test-for-entry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macau-casinos-to-request-negative-covid-19-test-for-entry","title":{"rendered":"Macau casinos to request negative Covid-19 test for entry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Due to the growing number of cases in the city, casino operators will request a negative Covid-19 test issued within the previous 48 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Macau.- <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macau-casinos-will-remain-open-despite-covid-19-outbreak\" target=\"_blank\">Casinos remain open<\/a>\u00a0despite the increase in Covid-19 cases in Macau. However, operators have now been ordered to request a<strong> negative Covid-19 test result\u00a0<\/strong>issued within the previous 48 hours from all visitors. Customers will also have their body temperature taken and must present a health-declaration statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Casino staff will also be required to provide a negative Covid-19 result before each shift and must wear KN95 protective masks when customers are present. The Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau has stressed that people should keep a sufficient distance from others and wear protective masks inside venues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week, Chief executive<strong>\u00a0Ho Iat Seng<\/strong>\u00a0ordered the\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macau-entertainment-venues-ordered-to-close-amid-new-covid-19-cases\" target=\"_blank\">shutdown of entertainment, sport and leisure venues<\/a>. The closure affected cinemas, theatres, indoor playgrounds, internet cafes, massage rooms, beauty salons, gyms and bars among other venues. Restaurants and liquor stores are not allowed to provide in-restaurant dining services \u2013 only takeaway food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At a press conference, Seng said: \u201cWe agreed with the casinos in 2020 that in case of any new confirmed cases found in a casino,<strong>\u00a0only this casino will suspend operation instead of all casinos<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Due to the growing number of cases in the city, casino operators will request a negative Covid-19 test issued within the previous 48 hours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":26697,"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 casino operators are now mandated to require negative Covid-19 test results within 48 hours for all visitors and staff, alongside temperature checks and health declarations, in response to rising local cases. While other entertainment venues face shutdowns, casinos remain open under strict health protocols, adhering to a 2020 agreement for localized suspension rather than a blanket closure.","focusai_entities":"Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau, Ho Iat Seng","focusai_location":"Macau","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (1.0), investor_analyst (0.85), journalist_researcher (0.8)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Impact on GGR?","query":"What is the projected impact of these enhanced health protocols on Macau's Q3\/Q4 GGR, considering potential reductions in visitation and increased operational expenditure for casino operators?"},{"label":"Efficacy of localized closures?","query":"How robust is the 'single casino suspension' policy in mitigating broader market disruption, and what are the specific triggers or thresholds for escalating to a wider, jurisdiction-level shutdown?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,16338,158],"tags":[23906],"class_list":["post-31149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-casino-news","category-east-asia-news","category-slider-home","tag-macau-casinos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31149","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=31149"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31149\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31188,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31149\/revisions\/31188"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26697"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}