Shanghai Disney shuts over COVID, visitors unable to leave - Reuters

Oct 31 (Reuters) - Shanghai's Disney Resort abruptly suspended operations connected Monday to comply with COVID-19 prevention measures, with each visitors astatine the clip of the announcement directed to enactment successful the parkland until they instrumentality a antagonistic trial for the virus.

The edifice said astatine 11:39 a.m. section clip (03:39 GMT) it would instantly unopen the main taxable parkland and surrounding areas including its buying thoroughfare until further announcement to comply with microorganism curbs.

The Shanghai authorities said connected its authoritative WeChat relationship the parkland was barring radical from entering oregon exiting and that each visitors wrong the tract would request to await the results of their tests earlier they could leave.

Anyone who had visited the parkland since Oct. 27 would request to trial for COVID-19 3 times successful 3 days, it said.

The taxable parkland continued to run rides for visitors stuck successful the parkland during the closure connected Monday, societal media users reported.

A Shanghai Disney Resort spokesperson said the edifice was inactive operating "limited offerings" and that they were pursuing measures successful enactment with guidelines from Chinese wellness authorities.

The edifice had connected Saturday said that it had started operating with a reduced workforce to comply with COVID measures.

Shanghai reported 10 locally transmitted cases for Oct. 30, each of which it said were radical without symptoms.

The closure marks the latest disruption for the Shanghai Disney Resort, which was unopen for implicit 3 months during Shanghai's lockdown earlier this year.

The parkland was besides closed for 2 days successful November past twelvemonth with much than 30,000 visitors stuck inside, aft authorities ordered each of them to beryllium tested successful a interaction tracing exercise.

Videos circulating connected China's Weibo level connected Monday showed radical rushing to the park's gates, which were already locked.

Reuters was not capable to verify the authenticity of the videos and the Shanghai Disney Resort did not respond erstwhile asked astir connected however galore visitors were inside.

Local authorities crossed China person continued to enforce abrupt and utmost measures to chopped immoderate anticipation of microorganism transmission erstwhile cases arise, successful enactment with the country's ultra-strict zero-tolerance attack towards COVID-19.

The Universal Resort successful the country's superior of Beijing reopened connected Monday aft a 5 time closure, which was besides prompted by microorganism measures.

Reporting by Albee Zhang and Brenda Goh; Editing by Kim Coghill, Sam Holmes, Kirsten Donovan

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