Macau reopened casinos for visitors after almost two weeks of closure due to a surge in covid cases. However, there’s no official guideline on casinos’ operating capacity during the initial period of resumption.

Macau’s gaming revenue plunged 46% in the first six months of this year. Macau saw its own flare-up in June and entered a shutdown from July 11.

The city’s gaming industry may only collect revenue of $7 billion this year, which would be a 35% drop from last year and 81% lower than the pre-pandemic level in 2019, according to estimates by Morgan Stanley.

Casinos and other businesses will be operating with conditions including limiting staff numbers to 50% of normal, and disinfection of venues. Activities that require the removal of masks for extended periods of time, such as eating, must not be done indoors unless there’s a separate room for each person. Dining-in is not allowed in these venues.

Public transport also resumed, with passenger capacity capped at 60%. Bars, cinemas, nightclubs and malls, except street-level shops, will stay shut. The initial phase of resumption will last through July 29