The testing of Macau's roughly 600,000 residents is expected to end on Tuesday as the Chinese-ruled former Portuguese colony adheres to China's 'zero COVID' policy.
HONG KONG – The world’s biggest gambling hub Macau began its second day of mass COVID-19 testing on Monday, June 20, after dozens of locally transmitted cases were discovered over the weekend, with most businesses shut but casinos remaining open.
Shares of Macau casinos tumbled on Monday morning with Sands China leading the slide falling over 8% the biggest decline since March 15.Macau’s government relies on casinos for over 80% of its income, with most of the population employed directly or indirectly by the casino industry. While Hong Kong has seen an increase to over 1,000 daily cases in the past week, officials have said they are unlikely to further tighten restrictions as the pressure on medical services has not increased.
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