Casinos told to reduce personnel, increase testing, as Macau COVID-19 outbreak reaches 299 cases

June 27, 2022 Macau Industry Updates

Macau’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) has called on the city’s casino operators to reduce the number of personnel working on gaming floors and enhance testing and protection procedures as the city’s first major COVID-19 outbreak continues to grow.

According to information from the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center, the number of confirmed cases linked to this latest outbreak had reached 299 as of Sunday, up from 170 on Friday. All Macau residents will also be required to undergo another round of mandatory nucleic acid testing from 9am Monday – the third round of citywide tests in the space of a week.

In response, the DICJ issued a statement on Sunday in which it said, “Gaming companies must strictly implement all epidemic prevention guidelines issued by the Health Bureau, and take various epidemic prevention measures, including [for those] entering the venue to check the health code, checking body temperature, strengthening cleaning and disinfection in the casino and reducing the number of personnel in the casino.