Shanghai Disneyland shuts over COVID prevention measures, visitors barred from leaving

Record ID: 1695229

  • Title: Shanghai Disneyland shuts over COVID prevention measures, visitors barred from leaving
  • Date: 31st October 2022
  • Summary: VARIOUS OF VISITORS WALKING AROUND IN SHANGHAI DISNEYLAND CHILD IN PRAM / VISITOR WEARING MICKEY MOUSE EARS HEADBAND
  • Embargoed: 14th November 2022 06:46
  • Keywords: COVID-19 China Covid Disney Shanghai closure conoravirus curbs outbreak resort shutdown
  • Location: SHANGHAI, CHINA
  • City: SHANGHAI, CHINA
  • Country: China
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Health/Medicine
  • Reuters ID: LVA002578131102022RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Shanghai's Disney Resort abruptly suspended operations on Monday (October 31) to comply with COVID-19 prevention measures, with all visitors at the time of the announcement directed to stay in the park until they return a negative test for the virus.
    The Shanghai government said on its official WeChat account the park was barring people from entering or exiting, and anyone who visited the park since Oct. 27 would need to test for COVID-19 three times in three days.
    The company announced on Monday at 11:39 a.m. local time (03:39 GMT) it would immediately shut the main theme park and surrounding areas, including its shopping street, until further notice.
    Officials in cities and provinces across China have been closing venues and enforcing longer temporary lockdowns on millions of people to stamp out sporadic COVID outbreaks as winter nears, after cases on the mainland hit 2,898 on Sunday (October 30), topping 2,000 for a second straight day.
    (Production: Xihao Jiang)
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