On Sunday, Macau confirmed three additional cases of the novel coronavirus bringing the total to five.
And effective Monday, visitors to Macau who have been in Hubei province, where the virus-originating city of Wuhan is located, within the previous 14 days are no longer allowed inside Macau casinos. In addition, they will be barred entry at the border without a certificate recognizing they are free of the virus.
Hubei itself has 58.5 million residents and accounts for approximately 2% of Macau visitors. However, Wuhan is a major city and airline hub so the number that have been there in the past 14 days is far greater.
The new measures were announced at a press conference on Sunday held by the Government’s Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre, a newly formed organization to help limit the disease’s spread in Macau.
