Shanghai Disneyland Guests , Were Reportedly Locked in Park for Hours, Over a Single COVID Case.
Shanghai Disneyland Guests , Were Reportedly Locked in Park for Hours, Over a Single COVID Case.
Reuters reports that city authorities were notified that a woman who had recently visited Shanghai Disneyland tested positive for COVID.
As a result, on Oct. 31, the park shut down
and visitors weren't allowed to leave.
Over 400,000 people, including
visitors and staff were subsequently tested before being allowed to exit.
According to the city health bureau,
all visitors tested negative.
One woman told Reuters that she
wasn't able to leave until about 10 p.m.
CBS News reports that 1.3 million Shanghai residents were also forced to stay home for COVID testing on Oct. 28.
CBS News reports that 1.3 million Shanghai residents were also forced to stay home for COVID testing on Oct. 28.
That lockdown was reportedly linked to the same COVID case that forced Disneyland to hold guests for hours.
That lockdown was reportedly linked to the same COVID case that forced Disneyland to hold guests for hours.
President Xi Jinping's "zero-COVID" policy remains in full force as the rest of the world has become much more lax in terms of COVID restrictions.
While it has kept COVID cases relatively low, businesses and residents continue to struggle with continuous lockdowns.