Shanghai Disney Resort suspends operations amid epidemic

Shanghai Disney Resort said late Sunday that it will be temporarily closed from Monday amid the COVID-19 resurgence.

The closed areas will include Shanghai Disneyland, Disneytown and Wishing Star Park, according to a notice issued by the resort.

The resort will notify guests as soon as it has a confirmed date to resume operations, it said.

On Saturday, Shanghai registered 17 new local confirmed cases and 492 local asymptomatic carriers of the coronavirus.