Authorities have extended the policy due to an increase in Covid-19 cases in the past two weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Macau.- Authorities have extended the rule that requires people travelling between Macau and Zhuhai in Guangdong to hold a negative Covid-19 nucleic acid test certificate issued in the last 24 hours. The requirement has been extended for at least one more week, until December 21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The decision was taken after more than 1,300 Covid-19 cases were registered in the last two weeks. Test validity was previously 48 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As previously reported by Focus Gaming News, Elsie Ao Ieong U<\/strong>, Macau\u2019s secretary for social affairs and culture, warned that up to 80 per cent of the population<\/a> could get Covid-19 after Covid-19 countermeasures were lifted<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n From today, people who test positive for Covid-19 will be allowed to isolate at home rather than in government-approved facilities; while hotels can officially receive infected guests. Authorities asked those who tested positive to upload their details to a medical evaluation system that will divide them into four groups depending on what kind of follow-up care they need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Starting today, schools must suspend classes for five days if four or more students are infected with Covid-19. However, if the number is less than four, only those who test positive will be told to stay at home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Authorities have extended the policy due to an increase in Covid-19 cases in the past two weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":19973,"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 authorities have extended the 24-hour negative COVID-19 test requirement for travel between Macau and Zhuhai until December 21, citing a recent surge in cases. Concurrently, the jurisdiction is recalibrating its public health strategy by permitting home isolation for positive cases and allowing hotels to accommodate infected guests, signaling a broader shift in pandemic management. These policy adjustments are critical for integrated resort operators, directly influencing visitation volumes, operational continuity, and ultimately, GGR projections within the gaming vertical.","focusai_entities":"Elsie Ao Ieong U","focusai_location":"Macau, Zhuhai, Guangdong","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (1.0), regulator (0.8), operator_casino (1.0), marketing_crm (0.7), investor_analyst (1.0), gambler_consumer (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"GGR Projections","query":"What is the anticipated impact of these extended travel restrictions and evolving public health protocols on Macau's Q4 GGR and the financial performance of its concessionaires?"},{"label":"Operational Resilience","query":"How are integrated resort operators in Macau adjusting their operational frameworks, including staffing, guest management, and health protocols, to ensure business continuity amidst the new isolation policies?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16338],"tags":[23906],"class_list":["post-777001038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-east-asia-news","tag-macau-casinos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777001038","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=777001038"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777001038\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777001064,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777001038\/revisions\/777001064"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777001038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777001038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777001038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}