Published 16:44 IST, January 24th 2020
Shanghai Disneyland to remain closed until further notice amid Coronavirus outbreak
Shanghai Disneyland, in a statement, said that the amusement park will remain closed this weekend until further notice due to the recent spread of infection.
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Shanghai Disneyland, in a statement, said that amusement park will remain closed this weekend until furr tice, international media reported. anuncement comes as recent outbreak of coronavirus continues to haunt China.
Closed to ensure safety of guests
According to media reports, park decided on closure in order to ensure health and safety of its guest and staff. Amusement park officials said that that guests who have purchased tickets or booked a resort hotel will be reimbursed. y ded that y are carefully monitoring situation and are in close contact with local government, media reported. park will soon confirm reopening date.
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Meanwhile, Coronavirus has claimed lives of 25 individuals in China. country has locked down five cities on January 24, including Wuhan, suspending all public transport to contain dely virus that has infected more than 830 people and left 25 ors de, as per reports. It also cancelled celebrations of Lunar New Year recently. Chinese authorities anunced suspension of public transport in five cities - Huanggang, Ezhou, Zhejiang, Qianjiang and Wuhan in Hubei province on Thursday evening, according to official media reports.
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decision has been me after International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency Committee meeting on night of January 22. WHO’s Director-General, in a statement, said that re was an ‘excellent discussion’ during committee meeting and was ‘very impressed’ by detail and depth of China’s presentation. decision over declaring it a public health emergency has t been me. Director-General said that he will decide after appropriate consideration of all evidence.
China placed its city, Wuhan, centre of coronavirus epidemic under effective quarantine on January 23 with trains and flights suspended, subways halted and large events called off as doctors with ir full-body protective gear treat patients. It is a drastic step taken by government to prevent contagious disease that has killed 17, affected hundreds and reached or countries.
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16:44 IST, January 24th 2020