Macau locks down some buildings as Covid infections creep up Malay Mail


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> MACAU, June 24 ― Authorities in Macau have locked down several residential buildings as the world's biggest gambling hub tries to contain a rising number of Covid-19 cases that have ground the city to a halt, apart from casinos which mostly remain open. The former Portuguese colony reported 39 new infections today, bringing the total for its current outbreak to 149, with around a dozen buildings locked down and residents banned from leaving, the local government said in a statement. More than 5,000 people are in mandatory quarantine, the government said. Macau, a Chinese special administrative region, is testing...