Marina Bay Sands, run by Las Vegas Sands Corp, and Resorts World Sentosa, run by Genting Singapore Ltd, affirmed the news in online posts.
The country’s prime minister had announced this week that what are termed locally as “circuit-breaker measures” – including closure of non-essential businesses and social distancing – would be extended from an original end date of May 4, to June 1. A minister said the list of non-essential enterprises would actually be extended.
The decision after a meeting of a Singapore government task force dealing with the crisis, followed a two-day period when Singapore added more than 2,500 new infection cases to its tally.
Marina Bay Sands said in its website it would be “suspending operations for the entire integrated resort from Tuesday, 7 April until Monday, 1 June, in support of the Singapore government’s latest efforts to combat the Covid-19 situation”.
Resorts World Sentosa stated on its site: “In view of the extension of the circuit breaker period, Resorts World Sentosa will temporarily suspend all guest offerings including Universal Studios Singapore, S.E.A. Aquarium, Adventure Cove Waterpark and Dolphin Island, and casino until Monday, 1 June 2020.”
On April 6 the city-state’s Ministry of Health had initially said in a written announcement that the two casino sites were to be closed for a period of four weeks, from April 7 to May 4 inclusive.
Source: GMB / GGR Asia
