Mothership.sg - Genting Highlands now eerily empty as destination closes during M'sia lockdown

On Mar. 16, Malaysia announced a lockdown that would last for two weeks, from Mar. 18 - 31, 2020.

The measure was undertaken in a bid to contain the spread of Covid-19.

All reservations cancelled

On Mar. 17, Genting Highlands announced that they would be closed during the same period, in accordance with the movement control order.The mountaintop destination, with casinos, theme parks, as well as food, retail, and entertainment options, is popular with both Malaysians and Singaporeans.

In a longer notice on their site, Genting elabroated that the following will not be available:

Hotel facilities

Food & beverage outlets

Casino

Skytropolis Indoor Theme Park

Entertainment facilities

Attractions

Shopping malls and retail outlets

However, essential resort-based services such as security, bomba, utilities and clinics will remain operational, they added.

Reservations for shows, hotel stays, and attractions are cancelled. Guests may seek a refund or change their reservation dates.

Empty spaces

Since its closure, photos of the eerily empty destination has been uploaded by another Facebook page, Genting Highland.

The album has gotten more than 2,700 shares from viewers who are not used to the sight.

Here are some photos taken since the lockdown happened:

Photo via Genting Highland on Facebook

For comparison, here's how Genting Highlands usually looks:

Other visitors can typically be spotted in the background.

And this is probably one of their busier periods:

The resort will resume operations on Apr. 1, 2020.

Top image via Genting Highland on Facebook

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Genting Highlands now eerily empty as destination closes during M'sia lockdown

All reservations cancelled

Empty spaces

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