FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2014, record photo, tourists instrumentality selfies astatine "The Ruins of St. Paul's" a celebrated tourer spot, successful Macao. Macao authorities ordered the closure of assorted amusement venus and volition trial its colonisation for the coronavirus aft the metropolis confirmed 4 caller infections, authorities said Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)

FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2014, record photo, tourists instrumentality selfies astatine "The Ruins of St. Paul's" a celebrated tourer spot, successful Macao. Macao authorities ordered the closure of assorted amusement venus and volition trial its colonisation for the coronavirus aft the metropolis confirmed 4 caller infections, authorities said Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File) (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

HONG KONG – Macao authorities connected Wednesday ordered the closure of amusement venues but not casinos, and coronavirus tests for its 600,000 residents, aft the gambling metropolis confirmed 4 caller infections.

The closure covers gyms, bars, massage parlors and karaoke places.

The metropolis besides plans to trial immoderate 600,000 residents aft a household of 4 tested affirmative for the much infectious delta coronavirus variant. The wide investigating is expected to past 3 days.

The girl had precocious returned from an speech travel to mainland China, wherever authorities judge she was infected.

Macao Chief Executive Ho Iat-seng said astatine a quality league that if determination are nary caller infections successful the adjacent 14 days, mean economical activities volition resume.

Macao has reported lone 59 coronavirus cases since the pandemic began, with nary deaths.

The caller cases person sparked interest astir the system of the metropolis that is heavy reliant connected tourism. It is the lone Chinese metropolis wherever casinos are legal. Since the pandemic began, casinos and hotels person been deed hard arsenic question restrictions led to a drastic simplification successful the fig of affluent visitors.

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Authorities successful adjacent Hong Kong said they removed Macao from a question programme that exempts metropolis arrivals from quarantine.

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