Macau integrated resort MGM Cotai, which was locked down on Sunday when a dealer tested positive to COIVID-19, was unsealed and reopened on Wednesday after all people being held in isolation tested negative.
A total of 1,501 people were quarantined in the hotel, including hotel staff, casino workers and hotel guests.
At a press conference on Wednesday, the Coronavirus Contingency Coordination Centre said that after three days of testing, all people at MGM Cotai had tested negative and that all 1,501 people were released from control, although they would remain subject to daily NAT tests for the “next few days.”
A total of 81 people in the hotel have been deemed close contacts of the confirmed patient and have now been transferred to the general medical hotel for observation.
Macau is currently in the midst of a small outbreak of COVID-19 with eight confirmed since the discovery of an initial case on 26 October. On 1 November the Macau government announced a universal round of NAT tests for all people in Macau, with nearly 720,000 people were tested and returning negative results.
However, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre has announced that another universal round of tests will be conducted on Friday and Saturday.
While the outbreak in Macau appears to have subsided, nearby Zhuhai reported two more positive cases on Wednesday. The city has implemented mandatory three-day home health monitoring and three-day check-up system for people entering the city, including those travelling from Macau.
