World’s Biggest Gaming Hub Is Stuck in China’s Covid Zero Limbo

The MGM Grand Macau casino in 2020.

Photographer: Billy H.C. Kwok/Bloomberg

Hi, this is Shirley in Hong Kong. While monkeypox is grabbing headlines in much of the world, here it’s Covid-19 — and the challenges faced by anyone trying to do business — that’s still firmly front of mind. Before we get to the recent ructions in the gambling hub of Macau, let’s look at...

China’s zero tolerance for the coronavirus has seen the world’s richest gambling hub lose its crown.