Gambling mecca Macau shutters casinos over coronavirus
Macau, the world's largest gambling center, on Tuesday ordered casinos in the region to halt their operations for two weeks amid concerns about the deadly coronavirus spreading in China and other countries.
Announced by the Macau government on Tuesday, the suspension will temporarily shutter 41 gambling and entertainment businesses, an official said at a news conference, according to the Wall Street Journal. Among the casinos impacted by the order are the Venetian Macao, which is partly owned by Las Vegas Sands, and Wynn Macau, owned by Wynn Resorts.
Theaters, bars, clubs and other entertainment venues where people gather are also hit by the order. Macau, a former Portuguese territory, is now an autonomous region of China.
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