The former Portuguese colony has only one public hospital and its medical system had been stretched before the outbreak.
Macao follows China’s “zero-COVID” policy of rubber stamping out all breakouts at just about any cost, which runs counter to a global trend of seeking to co-exist with the virus.
COVID-19 testing for all will be done at least twice recently, with antigen speedy tests (ART) also required in between.
The six online casino operators, Sands China, Wynn Macau, MGM China, Melco Major resorts, Galaxy Entertainment plus SJM Holding, are usually accumulating losses ahead of bids for new licenses by next month.
Still, daily bacterial infections are fewer than elsewhere, such as neighbouring Hong Kong, where cases have got jumped this 30 days to more than 3, 000 a day because curbs have began to ease.
Yet Macao has an open border with China and taiwan, and many residents reside and work in the adjoining city of Zhuhai.