China virus silences Macau's bustling casinos

Lesser people are seen during the busy period of the Spring Festival in front of Casino Lisboa in Macau. The number of visitors to the world's largest casino hub has plunged nearly 80% in the past week, transforming the city into a shadow of its former self, because of the coronavirus outbreak in China and many other countries. - Reuters

MACAU: Macau is usually bustling with gamblers during China's Lunar New Year holiday but the flood of tourists has been reduced to a trickle this year as fears grow over a coronavirus that has killed almost 260 people.

The number of visitors to the world's largest casino hub has plunged nearly 80% in the past week, transforming the city into a shadow of its former self.