due to reopen its main gaming floor yesterday (May 27)<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, but has been forced to close once again after the country experienced a new spike in cases of the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAuthorities in the country reported 40 new cases in the previous 24 hours on Wednesday, South Korea’s biggest jump in more than 50 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
36 of those Covid-19 cases are linked to a densely-populated area in Seoul, which has forced the casino to close once again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kangwon Land had been planning to reopen its main gaming floor with a maximum of 1,200 guests per day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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