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Staffs walk in hallway of The Venetian Macau after the closing of its casino.
Staff walk in hallway of The Venetian Macau after the closing of its casino.Getty Images
Visitors wear face masks as they walk outside the Venetian casino.
Visitors wear face masks as they walk outside the Venetian.AFP via Getty Images
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An employee puts up a closing notice on the gate of the main entrance of Casino Lisboa.
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The main entrance of Casino Lisboa closes on February 5.
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A man wearing a protective face mask exits the Casino Lisboa.
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Macau, the world’s gambling capital, will permit casinos to resume operations Thursday following a 15-day suspension to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in the Chinese territory, according to a report.

Health officials said Monday that casino operators – including Sands China, Wynn Macau, SJM Holdings , MGM China, Galaxy Entertainment and Melco Resorts — have 30 days to go back to full business, Reuters reported.

On Feb. 4, the government announced the temporary closure of the city’s 41 casinos after officials revealed the coronavirus had sickened 10 people in the city, where the gambling sites took in more than $37 billion in revenue in 2018.

Macau, where there have been 10 confirmed cases of COVID-19, has not reported any new cases of the virus since Feb. 4, officials said.

While casinos have been given the green light to open their doors, business is likely to be limited because of the city’s stringent controls on visitor entry and the suspension of ferry services from Hong Kong, according to executives cited by Reuters.

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