Macau Rolls Out More Mass Testing After Covid Cases Double
- City keeps casinos open even as it shuts bars and cinemas
- A gauge of Macau casino stocks climbed more than 6% Monday
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Macau is conducting a third round of citywide testing after virus cases almost doubled over the weekend, ramping up pressure on the world’s largest gaming hub to control the record outbreak and keep its casinos open.
The city reported 96 infections on Sunday, taking the total in the outbreak that started June 18 to 357, according to the government. Authorities are testing the entire city of about 680,000 people on Monday and Tuesday, and have already ordered the closure of public departments and venues including bars, nightclubs, cinemas, gyms and hair salons. Dining-in at restaurants has also been suspended.