Inside Asian Gaming

IAG APR 2022年4月 亞博匯 57 resident to proceed and move freely. A yellow code indicates that the person has been in an area where an infection may have been detected. A red code indicates that the person may have come into contact with someone who tested positive, causing the swift intervention of health authorities. That intervention may lead to an immediate quarantine. Compatible systems are used in the PRC and Hong Kong. Despite adherence to the zero- COVID policy and technologies that allow health authorities to act quickly to contain the virus’ spread, Omicron has managed to propagate rapidly. While the surge is expected to eventually subside, it has shaken many people’s faith that the virus will be brought under control anytime soon. Aperiod of cautious optimism has now been replaced with frustration. The hope that Macau’s gaming industry will experience a recovery in 2022 may now be fleeting. At some point, this virus will abate, travel restrictions will ease and gamblers will return to Macau’s casinos. It just does not appear that this will occur anytime soon. 專欄 例如,澳門居民從海外返回澳門 時,必須先出示核酸檢測陰性結果的證 明,然後才可乘飛機飛往澳門。抵達澳 門後會再次接受核酸檢測。之後,每位 返回的居民都將被安排至隔離酒店隔 離,隔離期為21日。對於那些不幸在抵 達時核酸檢測呈陽性的居民,他們將被 送往醫院接受檢查、監測和各種可能的 醫療狀況檢測,直到醫療當局確信他們 沒有攜帶病毒並且恢復健康。 在公共場合外出時,每個居民都必 須在自己的移動設備上安裝一個專用的應 用程序。該應用程序顯示了接種疫苗的狀 態和最近的核酸檢測結果。一日之內, 人們在進入公共建築、購物中心、公寓大 樓或營業場所時,都必須使用移動應用程 序掃碼。每次掃描都會顯示三種顏色代碼 之一:綠色、黃色或紅色。綠碼允許居民 自由行動。黃碼表示此人曾在感染區域活 動。紅碼表示此人可能與檢測呈陽性的人 接觸過,此時衛生當局會迅速採取干預措 施,可能會導致立即隔離。 中國內地和香港都使用了兼容的系 統。儘管堅持清零政策和有著允許衛生 當局迅速採取行動的技術,Omicron變 異株還是迅速傳播開來。儘管疫情最終 會平息,但它已經動搖了許多人認為病 毒將在短期內得到控制的信心。 謹慎樂觀的時期已被沮喪所取代。 澳門博彩業在2022年復甦的希望,現在 看來相當渺茫。在某一時刻,這種病毒 會減弱,出行限制會放鬆,玩家將會重 新回歸澳門的賭場,只是似乎不會很快 就發生。

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