It reads like a movie script, except it isn’t. Shanghai’s Disney park locked its gates yesterday and forced visitors to remain inside after a woman tested positive for covid-19.
People were only permitted to leave once they’d tested negative for the virus.
Chilling doesn’t quite cover it.
According to RTÉ:
Shanghai’s Disney Resort had to abruptly shut its gates on Halloween following the visit of a woman who subsequently tested positive for Covid-19, locking in all visitors and only allowing them to leave – hours later – once they tested negative for the virus.
Several residents in the city have since received fresh stay-at-home orders and mandatory testing notices, as authorities race to trace contacts linked to the woman.
A number of residents said they were notified today that they or their children could not go to work or school if they had visited Disney since Thursday.
They were also ordered to take daily Covid-19 tests for the next three days.
One resident said she was informed that her family might have to go into central quarantine.
Marvis He was among Disney visitors caught up in the resort’s lockdown, having flown in from Shenzhen in hopes of enjoying the park’s Halloween themed fireworks.
“I feel disappointed, we waited so long in the park … but we didn’t get to see anything and only got to get out at 10pm,” she said as she departed the resort.
“We were also cold and hungry,” her companion added.
City authorities said the resort was shut after a 31-year-old woman, who had visited the park among other places in recent days, tested positive for the virus.
While much of the world has started to open up, China has vowed to stick to its zero-tolerance approach to Covid-19 with lockdowns and mass testing imposed when even a single case is found.
Is there a more subservient race than the Chinese?
