Macau’s casinos began requiring gamblers to wear facemasks on Saturday night.
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Two non-resident workers, a 33-year-old female staff of a hotel clubhouse and a 44-year-old male casino worker, have been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus in the neighbouring city of Zhuhai.
Macau Health Bureau (SSM) Director Lei Chin Ion reiterated on Friday that the possibility of the coronavirus spreading locally cannot be ruled out.
A brief summary of local measures made by the government to combat the coronavirus epidemic in Macau.
Macau’s Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre announced that its second round of the sale of facemasks at fixed prices to local residents and non-resident workers will start on Sunday.
The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) said in a statement Friday that the bureau and the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) had received “no information whatsoever” that Macau’s gaming operators were urging their staff to take unpaid holidays, apparently due to the novel coronavirus.
The government has decided to bring forward the payout of its annual wealth-sharing handouts to residents by about half a year in response to the adverse impact of the novel coronavirus outbreak on Macau’s economy.
Macau’s Health Bureau does not rule out the possibility of a local community outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Macau.
The Macau government announced on Friday that all non-essential civil servants must remain at home until 7th of February to prevent the spread of the virus in the territory.