BEIJING, Nov 1 — Shanghai Disneyland was closed Monday over a single coronavirus case, as Chinese authorities pressed ahead with their zero-infection strategy ahead of the Winter Olympics. China had reduced most domestic cases to a trickle throughout the pandemic, but a flare-up in recent weeks...
BEIJING, Nov 1 — Shanghai Disneyland was closed Monday over a single coronavirus case, as Chinese authorities pressed ahead with their zero-infection strategy ahead of the Winter Olympics.
Disneyland said it would be remain shut for at least Monday and Tuesday “to follow the requirement of pandemic prevention and control”.The park began barring new visitors from entering on Sunday, with everyone in the park required to take a Covid-19 test before leaving.All tests came back negative, it said, but added that those affected must stay away from work or school for at least two days and undergo further testing.
The closure comes after Beijing’s newly opened Universal Studios said Saturday that close contacts of infected people had been found among the previous weekend’s visitors.
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