Coronavirus: link to confirmed case closes Shanghai Disneyland, visitors tested before exit
- Nearly 34,000 people had to undergo testing before they could leave the theme park on Sunday
- New daily high of 59 locally acquired infections reported across China, says National Health Commission
The managers of Shanghai Disneyland and Disneytown, an extension of the park that includes shops and restaurants, announced at 6pm on Sunday that entry to all facilities would be immediately suspended.
Staff and visitors, many of whom were celebrating the resort’s Halloween carnival, were tested for the virus at the exits. Those people must have another test 24 hours after the first, and do 12 days of self-monitoring if both tests come back negative, according to a statement from Shanghai Disneyland.
All 33,863 of the “relevant personnel” present in the park tested negative for the virus before leaving, according to results published at 8am by the Shanghai office for coronavirus prevention and control.
The office issued an emergency notice for those who visited Disneyland on Saturday and Sunday, requiring anyone who attended events in the area to be tested for the virus at their nearest hospital.
