Casinos in Puerto Rico ordered to close doors after an expressive increase in COVID-19 cases throughout the country
Casinos in Puerto Rico were witnessing high flow of visitors, reaching maximum capacity since the return of activities. New restrictions have therefore been applied by the Government, including the closure of casinos premises again.
The?Government?of Puerto Rico announced?on the 16th of July?new restrictions?on the island?due to the?COVID-19 pandemic,?which includes?the closure?of?casinos in the country until the 31st of July.
Since the reopening?of the establishments?in the country, casinos in Puerto Rico have been reporting high number of visitors daily, reaching the maximum capacity of the premises. However, Puerto Rico reported an increase?in the rate?of?COVID-19 cases.?
The first?positive?COVID-19?case?identified?in casinos premises was?confirmed in Casino del Mar,?based in the Hotel La Concha,?two weeks ago,?which was ordered to close by the Health Secretary,?Lorenzo González, the day after the case was identified.
New restrictions applied by the Government?determine the?closure of?all?bars, gyms, marinas,?theaters?and casinos?in the country again, and?it also includes?limitation to the use of beaches.?
Casino del Mar General Manager,?Sigfrido?De?Jesús, affirmed in an interview to the local news portal,?El Nuevo?Dia,?that all the protocols for Covid-19 prevention have been followed properly by the company, and as soon as they detected that one of the?employees had possible symptoms of the virus,?the employee?was immediately sent home,?and had both the serological and molecular tests done.?
In addition, he said that another?four employees who had direct contact with?the positive case?were identified and?tested, however, they all?presented?negative?results.?
According to the new?restriction?measurement,?casinos, clubs, bars, cinemas,?theatres,?beaches, gymnasiums and amusement parks?are to remain closed up to the 31st of July, and the return of tourist activities on the island will be postponed to the 15th of August.?Wanda Vázquez?Garced, the Governor of?Puerto Rico,?also highlighted that the Government in Puerto Rico inquired?the United States Federal Aviation Administration to suspend flights from Texas and Florida in a temporary manner.?
Puerto Rico has?3.2 million?inhabitants?and has reported more than?3,000?COVID-19?cases?and 172?deaths, as reported by?Yogonet?Gaming News. Also, since the end of June cases have increased significantly, and as mentioned by?Vázquez?Garced, restrictive measures must be applied in order to stop the rise in cases.?
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