For reasons of public interest concerning the prevention, control and treatment of disease, and in exceptional cases needed to maintain the basic living needs of residents, health authorities may waive some non-residents from the entry restrictions, the government said.
Macau had been without new infections for 40 days, though earlier this week detected the virus in a Korean woman returning from Portugal and a Spanish national.
Regarding business, Macau casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) is expected to fall in the range of 70% to 80% in March in year-on-year terms, suggest a number of local analysts. That comes after February recorded the lowest monthly level of GGR since 2004, according to official data.
JP Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific) said in a note that March gaming revenue in Macau was faring “a little better, but still bad” compared to the prior month. Based on the institution’s own information, Macau GGR for the first 15 days of March was estimated at US$356.2 million a day, “down 75% to 80 % year-on-year”.
Source: GMB
