Universal Beijing Resort complies with zero-Covid regime, closes for second time this year following rise in cases
- The giant resort closed its theme park, hotels and malls on Wednesday and did not say when it would reopen
- Covid-19 infections in Beijing rose by two to 20 on Tuesday, while China recorded 1,230 cases overall
Universal Beijing Resort temporarily closed its theme park, hotels and malls on Wednesday as Covid-19 cases continued to rise in the Chinese capital, a statement from the company said.
“To comply with pandemic prevention and control, Universal Beijing Resort will implement the related requirement,” a statement posted on Universal Beijing’s website said. “Universal Studios Beijing, Universal City Walk Beijing, The Universal Studios Grand Hotel and NUO Resort Hotel will be temporarily closed today.”
The company did not say when the resort would reopen but said it would “continue to assess the impact on operations and try our best to resume operations as soon as possible”.
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Would-be visitors who had bought tickets were asked to refer to guidelines for refunds.
“We will inform you as soon as the reopening date is confirmed,” the statement said. “At the same time, we’re implementing a series of thorough cleaning and disinfection and NATs (nucleic acid tests) in the resort.”