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| Shanghai Disney: Visitors unable to leave without negative Covid test as park shuts | Shanghai Disney: Visitors unable to leave without negative Covid test as park shuts |
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| Watch: Inside Shanghai Disney’s Covid lockdown | Watch: Inside Shanghai Disney’s Covid lockdown |
| Watch: Inside Shanghai Disney’s Covid lockdown | Watch: Inside Shanghai Disney’s Covid lockdown |
| Shanghai Disney has become the latest high-profile venue to shut its gates thanks to China's strict zero-Covid policy, trapping visitors inside. | Shanghai Disney has become the latest high-profile venue to shut its gates thanks to China's strict zero-Covid policy, trapping visitors inside. |
| People have been told they will not be allowed out of the theme park until they can show a negative test. | People have been told they will not be allowed out of the theme park until they can show a negative test. |
| It comes after Shanghai reported 10 locally transmitted cases on Saturday. | It comes after Shanghai reported 10 locally transmitted cases on Saturday. |
| China's controversial zero-Covid policy has already seen millions of people repeatedly locked down, sometimes in unusual locations. | China's controversial zero-Covid policy has already seen millions of people repeatedly locked down, sometimes in unusual locations. |
| The sudden nature lockdowns have seen people fleeing shops - including a Shanghai branch of Swedish furniture giant Ikea - and workplaces as they try to avoid being trapped inside. | The sudden nature lockdowns have seen people fleeing shops - including a Shanghai branch of Swedish furniture giant Ikea - and workplaces as they try to avoid being trapped inside. |
| However, those awaiting their freedom at Shanghai Disney can console themselves with one positive: rides are continuing to operate for those trapped inside The Happiest Place on Earth. | However, those awaiting their freedom at Shanghai Disney can console themselves with one positive: rides are continuing to operate for those trapped inside The Happiest Place on Earth. |
| As well as the theme park, surrounding areas such as the shopping street were also abruptly closed shortly after 11:30 local time (3:30 GMT). | As well as the theme park, surrounding areas such as the shopping street were also abruptly closed shortly after 11:30 local time (3:30 GMT). |
| Videos posted on Chinese social media site Weibo showed people rushing to the park's gates following the announcement but finding them already locked. | Videos posted on Chinese social media site Weibo showed people rushing to the park's gates following the announcement but finding them already locked. |
| Posting on Chinese social media site WeChat, the Shanghai government said the park was barring people from entering and those inside could only leave once they had returned a negative test result. | Posting on Chinese social media site WeChat, the Shanghai government said the park was barring people from entering and those inside could only leave once they had returned a negative test result. |
| It added that anyone who has visited the park since Thursday must provide three negative test results over three consecutive days. | It added that anyone who has visited the park since Thursday must provide three negative test results over three consecutive days. |
| No date has been given for when the park will reopen. Shanghai Disney said tickets will be valid for six months and refunds will be given. | No date has been given for when the park will reopen. Shanghai Disney said tickets will be valid for six months and refunds will be given. |
| The snap closure comes just two days after the park began operating at a reduced capacity to comply with Covid measures. | The snap closure comes just two days after the park began operating at a reduced capacity to comply with Covid measures. |
| It's not the first time the park has unexpectedly shut. Last November, 30,000 people were trapped inside after authorities ordered everyone to be tested as part of contact tracing. | It's not the first time the park has unexpectedly shut. Last November, 30,000 people were trapped inside after authorities ordered everyone to be tested as part of contact tracing. |
| Almost three years since China reported its first coronavirus case, authorities across the vast nation continue to impose abrupt and extreme measures in a bid to stop any transmission of the virus. | Almost three years since China reported its first coronavirus case, authorities across the vast nation continue to impose abrupt and extreme measures in a bid to stop any transmission of the virus. |
| Millions of people are under 200 different lockdowns in China, as of October 24, as the country of 1.45 billion consistently records more than 1,000 new Covid cases a day. The numbers are seen as relatively small outbreaks in other parts of the world. | Millions of people are under 200 different lockdowns in China, as of October 24, as the country of 1.45 billion consistently records more than 1,000 new Covid cases a day. The numbers are seen as relatively small outbreaks in other parts of the world. |
| However, earlier this month Chinese President Xi Jinping signalled that there would be no easing up of the zero-Covid policy - which aims to wipe out all outbreaks - calling it a "people's war to stop the spread of the virus". | However, earlier this month Chinese President Xi Jinping signalled that there would be no easing up of the zero-Covid policy - which aims to wipe out all outbreaks - calling it a "people's war to stop the spread of the virus". |
| The Chinese government's insistence on the increasingly unpopular policy comes as the economy continues to take a hit as a result, with GDP falling by 2.6% in the three months to the end of June from the previous quarter. | The Chinese government's insistence on the increasingly unpopular policy comes as the economy continues to take a hit as a result, with GDP falling by 2.6% in the three months to the end of June from the previous quarter. |
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