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Macao to close casinos for two weeks to fight coronavirus

Chief executive cites worker's confirmed infection as grounds for shutdown

ZACH COLEMAN, Nikkei Asian Review deputy editor
February 4, 2020 18:45 JST
Updated on February 4, 2020 20:16 JST

HONG KONG -- Macao Chief Executive Ho Iat-seng has directed the city's casinos to shut for two weeks as the world's biggest gambling center steps up its fight against the Wuhan coronavirus.

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