tourism visas will be reinstated<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, it is not likely that casinos will be immediately shut down.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIn that case, the authorities said the plan is to implement community restrictions and to define the affected areas as \u201cmedium\u201d or \u201chigh risk\u201d for Covid-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They said :\u201cThat doesn\u2019t mean that if a local case occurs \u2013 one which is not related with casinos \u2013 we will immediately close [gaming venues].\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In such scenario the authorities will first assess the risk to public health. They also mentioned that testing for casino workers will resume today (Thursday).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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