Shanghai
\nShanghai\u2019s Disney Resort abruptly suspended operations on Monday 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.
\nThe resort said 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 to comply with virus curbs.
\nThe Shanghai government said on its official WeChat account the park was barring people from entering or exiting and that all visitors inside the site would need to await the results of their tests before they could leave.
\nAnyone who had visited the park since Oct. 27 would need to test for COVID-19 three times in three days, it said.
\nThe theme park continued to operate rides for visitors stuck in the park during the closure on Monday, social media users reported.
\nA Shanghai Disney Resort spokesperson said the resort was still operating \u201climited offerings\u201d and that they were following measures in line with guidelines from Chinese health authorities.
\nThe resort had on Saturday said that it had started operating with a reduced workforce to comply with COVID measures.
\nShanghai reported 10 locally transmitted cases for Oct. 30, all of which it said were people without symptoms.
\nThe closure marks the latest disruption for the Shanghai Disney Resort, which was shut for over three months during Shanghai\u2019s lockdown earlier this year.
\nThe park was also closed for two days in November last year with more than 30,000 visitors stuck inside, after authorities ordered all of them to be tested in a contact tracing exercise.
\nVideos circulating on China\u2019s Weibo platform on Monday showed people rushing to the park\u2019s gates, which were already locked.
\nReuters was not able to verify the authenticity of the videos and the Shanghai Disney Resort did not respond when asked about on how many visitors were inside.
\nLocal authorities across China have continued to impose abrupt and extreme measures to cut any possibility of virus transmission once cases arise, in line with the country\u2019s ultra-strict zero-tolerance approach toward COVID-19.
\nThe Universal Resort in the country\u2019s capital of Beijing reopened on Monday after a five day closure, which was also prompted by virus measures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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