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Coronavirus: Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands casino closes after outbreak; Thailand, South Korea report record increases
- The Marina Bay Sands casino cluster was a fraction of the 179 new cases found on Wednesday – with most linked to an outbreak at a fishery port
- Elsewhere, South Korea and Thailand reported record increases in cases, and Australia’s PM apologised for the country’s glacial vaccine roll-out
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The Marina Bay Sands casino in Singapore will shut for two weeks after authorities detected a Covid-19 cluster, the latest to emerge in the city state after an outbreak at a fishery port that made the government reimpose social restrictions.
Eleven Covid-19 cases have been linked to the casino owned by Las Vegas Sands Corp, prompting the decision to close until August 5 for deep cleaning to break the spread of the virus, the Health Ministry said in statement on Thursday. Testing will be done on all staff working at the casino, which is part of a larger complex including a hotel, dining and luxury shopping centre.
Las Vegas Sands Corp. fell in late trading after reporting second-quarter results that trailed Wall Street estimates. The company has faced headwinds from pandemic-related travel restrictions that remain in place in its two key markets of Macau and Singapore.
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The Marina Bay Sands casino cluster is a fraction of the 162 new coronavirus cases found on Thursday. Most of those cases that day came from a fishery port cluster which appears to be the epicentre of a resurgence in infections found in food markets, karaoke clubs and now one of two casinos in Singapore.
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Singapore’s Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said the fishery cluster prompted it to reimpose stricter measures, including a ban on dining-in and limiting social interactions, starting from today.
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