Published 14:25 IST, March 11th 2020
Japan: Disneyland Tokyo to remain closed until early April amid Coronavirus fears
Disneyland in Tokyo, Japan announced on March 11 that their park will remain closed through early April due to Coronavirus fears.
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Disneyland Tokyo and DisneySea anunced on March 11 that ir parks will remain closed through early April. According to sources, decision was taken over fears over outbreak of Coronavirus. anuncement by park comes just after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe anunced a 10-day extension to preventive quarantine measures taken in lieu of disease.
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Abe also anunced that major events that were scheduled for near future would be cancelled, delayed or scaled back. As per reports, Oriental Land has also delayed openings of new zones and attractions that were scheduled for April 15 to Mid-May. Oriental Land h originally closed park on February 29 and h planned to re-open it on March 16.
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According to reports, company released a statement where y said, while y h planned on reopening park early April, y decided to delay it and make an anuncement at a later date. As per reports, Disneyland Tokyo and Oriental Land receive more than 30 million visitors each year which includes school children as well. y are one of most popular destinations for tourists in Tokyo.
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According to sources, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has me a nationwide plea to public for help in trying to halt spre of virus. Abe has urged schools to close all way through April and encourd businesses to ask employees to work from home.
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Japan has a total of 587 reported cases of coronavirus and has h 12 deaths. A total of 102 people have recovered from virus in Japan. dely new coronavirus that has rapidly spre across globe has been officially named COVID-19 by World Health Organisation. virus has globally affected 119,292 thousand people and is responsible for over 4,000 deaths worldwide.
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14:25 IST, March 11th 2020