FILE PHOTO: A man wears a mask as walks in front of the closed Grand Lisboa casino, following the coronavirus outbreak in Macau, China February 5, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Macau, the world's biggest gambling hub, will allow casinos to resume operations from Feb. 20, after authorities imposed a two-week suspension to curb spreading of the coronavirus, public broadcaster TDM reported on Monday, citing authorities.
The unprecedented halt of gaming operations started on Feb 5 and was due to end on Feb 19. Macau has not reported any new cases of the virus since Feb 4, authorities said. There have been 10 confirmed cases of the virus in total.
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