An attendant checks the temperature of a tourist at the entrance to the Galaxy Macau casino and hote © 2020 Bloomberg Finance LPVisiting Macau for the first time is like taking a time machine into the future. In normal times, it takes an easy one hour ferry from Hong Kong and about four hours by air from Beijing. Macau, China casinos Jim Dobson for ForbesBut how quickly the world has changed and since the pandemic started in China, Macau’s casinos were closed down for two weeks until February 19, to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Wynn Palace hotel and casino Jim Dobson for ForbesThe local Health Bureau conducts mandatory tests for each visitor entering a casino. Since there is no ferry service from Hong Kong or the mainland to Macau, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge is the only way to get from Hong Kong to Macau.

Source: Forbes March 22, 2020 16:41 UTC