BEIJING — Shanghai Disney Resort abruptly
shut its doors Monday as Chinese authorities imposed a snap lockdown, trapping
guests who are not permitted to leave until they test negative for COVID-19.
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China is the last major
economy wedded to a
zero-COVID policy, with authorities brandishing snap lockdowns, mass testing
and lengthy quarantines to stamp out emerging outbreaks.
But new variants have tested local officials’
ability to snuff out flare-ups faster than they can spread, causing much of the
country to live under an ever-changing mosaic of COVID curbs.
Visitors to
Shanghai Disney Resort are not allowed
to leave “until on-site testing returns a negative result”, the city government
said in an online notice on Monday.
It added that those who had visited the park since
Thursday must obtain three negative COVID tests over three successive days and
“avoid participating in group activities”.
The announcement came after Disney said it was
“temporarily closing with immediate effect ... in accordance with disease
control requirements”.
The sprawling 390-hectare theme park and resort
includes Shanghai Disneyland, Disneytown, and Wishing Star Park. The resort had
previously said that it was operating at reduced capacity due to COVID
restrictions.
“We will notify guests as soon as we have a
confirmed date to resume operations,” Disney said.
China reported 2,699 local COVID infections on
Monday, including 10 asymptomatic cases in Shanghai, according to the National
Health Commission.
The eastern megacity — a major hub for the world’s
second-largest economy — seethed under a months-long lockdown earlier this year
marked by sporadic food shortages and isolated protests.
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