HONG KONG: Hong Kong's popular amusement parks Disneyland and Ocean Park are closed from Jan 26 to help prevent the spread of a deadly coronavirus that broke out in the Chinese city Wuhan, state media CCTV reported on Sunday (Jan 26).
Business is going on as usual at the hotels inside Hong Kong Disneyland, however, CCTV reported.
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The Shanghai government said on Friday that Shanghai Disneyland will be closed from Saturday.
Several other tourist attractions, including part of the Great Wall of China and Beijings Forbidden City, have also been closed as authorities attempt to curb the spread of the virus.
READ: Beijing to close section of Great Wall, other tourist sites
READ: Shanghai Disneyland closes over Wuhan virus concerns
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Two popular temple fairs in Beijing, which attracted massive crowds of tourists in previous years, were also called off by the city government.
The womens Olympics football qualifiers, scheduled for Feb 3-9 in Wuhan, has been moved to Nanjing as well.
China is on a seven-day Lunar New Year holiday that started on Friday, a period when the amusement parks would be usually packed with tourists.
China has confirmed 1,975 cases of patients infected with the new coronavirus as of Jan. 25, while the _
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HONG KONG: Hong Kong's popular amusement parks Disneyland and Ocean Park are closed from Jan 26 to help prevent the spread of a deadly coronavirus that broke out in the Chinese city Wuhan, state media CCTV reported on Sunday (Jan 26).
Business is going on as usual at the hotels inside Hong Kong Disneyland, however, CCTV reported.
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The Shanghai government said on Friday that Shanghai Disneyland will be closed from Saturday.
Several other tourist attractions, including part of the Great Wall of China and Beijings Forbidden City, have also been closed as authorities attempt to curb the spread of the virus.
READ: Beijing to close section of Great Wall, other tourist sites
READ: Shanghai Disneyland closes over Wuhan virus concerns
Advertisement
Advertisement
Two popular temple fairs in Beijing, which attracted massive crowds of tourists in previous years, were also called off by the city government.
The womens Olympics football qualifiers, scheduled for Feb 3-9 in Wuhan, has been moved to Nanjing as well.
China is on a seven-day Lunar New Year holiday that started on Friday, a period when the amusement parks would be usually packed with tourists.
China has confirmed 1,975 cases of patients infected with the new coronavirus as of Jan. 25, while the _
