Health workers have sealed the entrances of the Grand Lisboa Hotel after discovering 13 Covid-19 cases linked to the property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Macau.-\u00a0The Grand Lisboa Palace casino resort\u00a0<\/strong>has been closed by Macau health authorities after 13 new cases of Covid-19 were linked to the property. According to local media, authorities sealed the gates of the complex on Tuesday afternoon. It has been added to the list of Red Code lockdown areas<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Grand Lisboa Palace will only be able to reopen its doors after July 11, once it had been downgraded to ‘yellow’ status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n SJM Holdings said in a statement: “SJM has always, and will continue, to maintain close communication with the Health Bureau and the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau, to support the authorities\u2019 pandemic control measures, and holding the health and safety of its employees and of all visitors as a top priority.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n New cases of Covid-19 in Macau continue to appear. The tally of infections in the current outbreak had reached 941 by midnight on Monday, with 89 new cases in 24 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On Monday,\u00a0the Four Seasons mall<\/a>\u00a0at one of casino operator Sands China\u2019s Cotai properties was forced to\u00a0temporarily close\u00a0<\/strong>due to Covid-19 cases among its staff. Entertainment venues<\/a>\u00a0(except casinos) in Macau remain closed along with outdoor recreation areas such as parks, gardens and beaches.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Health workers have sealed the entrances of the Grand Lisboa Hotel after discovering 13 Covid-19 cases linked to the property.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":20947,"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 health authorities have mandated the closure of the Grand Lisboa Palace casino resort until at least July 11, following the detection of 13 Covid-19 cases, designating it a Red Code lockdown area. This incident, coupled with the temporary closure of Sands China's Four Seasons mall, highlights the persistent operational challenges and regulatory compliance pressures facing integrated resort operators within the Macau gaming vertical amidst ongoing public health concerns.","focusai_entities":"Grand Lisboa Hotel, Grand Lisboa Palace, SJM Holdings, Health Bureau, Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau, Sands China, Four Seasons","focusai_location":"Macau","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.85), operator_casino (0.95), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.85)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"GGR Impact Analysis","query":"What is the estimated impact on Macau's Q3 Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) and SJM Holdings' NGR projections, considering the Grand Lisboa Palace's mandated closure and potential for further operational disruptions?"},{"label":"Regulatory Framework Adaptations","query":"How is the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) adapting its governance frameworks and B2C licensing oversight to manage operational continuity and public health compliance across Macau's integrated resorts during prolonged outbreaks?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16338,158],"tags":[23808],"class_list":["post-31463","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-east-asia-news","category-slider-home","tag-grand-lisboa-palace"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31463","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=31463"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31463\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31498,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31463\/revisions\/31498"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20947"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}