Macau to close all casinos in bid to stem Covid outbreak

Macau’s casinos have been ordered to close for a week due to a Covid outbreak (Kin Cheung/AP)

The Asian gambling centre of Macau will close all its casinos for a week from Monday and largely restrict people to their homes as it tries to stop a Covid-19 outbreak that has infected more than 1,400 people in the past three weeks.

All businesses have been ordered to shut except for supermarkets and others providing essential services. Residents must stay at home unless they need to go out to buy food or if they work in a sector deemed essential.