Macao locks down some buildings as COVID-19 infections creep up

|Macao adheres to China’s “zero COVID” policy which aims to eradicate all outbreaks, at just about any cost, running counter to a global trend of trying to co-exist with the virus. People queue for COVID-19 testing in Macao, China, Jun 20, 2022. (File photo by=REUTERS/John Mak)| [Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] Authorities in Macao 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, Reuters reported. The former Portuguese colony reported 39 new infections…