As the Shanghai Disney Resort theme park reopened Thursday after a three-month hiatus, face masks and social distance were the order of the day for more than a thousand guests.
A little more than a week later, the resort began reopening certain portions, with the amusement park being the final to reopen.
Prior to its shutdown, the park had implemented the required COVID-19 precautions, such as face masks and routine disinfection.
Following the reopening, guests will be required to present confirmation of a negative virus test taken within the previous 72 hours, in accordance with regulations in Shanghai and other cities.
In addition to limiting capacity, the theme park has stated that certain attractions, including Marvel Universe, will remain closed.
Around 57 percent of Shanghai Disneyland is owned by the Chinese state-owned Shendi Group.
Officials in Macau are frantically attempting to limit the city's largest coronavirus outbreak since the pandemic began, mandating that all residents undergo daily testing and remain at home as much as possible.
Police, medical, and fire services personnel are among the 533 afflicted individuals, the government announced Wednesday night as it urged households to use Rapid Antigen kits to test for the virus everyday.
Within a week, the Chinese special administrative area conducted three city-wide mass coronavirus testing on its more than 600,000 citizens. Over 7,000 individuals are in forced quarantine.
The Sheraton hotel in Cotai, China, which is modeled after Las Vegas, has dedicated 2,000 rooms to asymptomatic patients.
Over 20 zones throughout the city are currently under lockdown as officials attempt to break the transmission chains of the quickly spreading BA.5.1 Omicron variant.
The majority of the city, including pubs, hair salons, and outdoor parks, is closed, and authorities have urged residents to remain at home as much as possible. Only carryout is permitted from the dining facilities.
In an effort to protect local jobs, the city's leadership has decided to allow casinos to remain open despite the fact that they are largely vacant.
Since the outbreak in October 2021, Macau has been largely free of COVID-19 prompting the strict precautions.
Macau adheres to China's "Zero COVID-19" policy, which tries to eradicate all outbreaks at any cost, contrary to the global trend of coexisting with the virus.
There is only one public hospital in Macau, and it is already overburdened. Many citizens live and work in the nearby city of Zhuhai, which shares an open border with the area.
