Visitors wearing face masks streamed into Shanghai Disneyland as China's most prominent theme park reopened Monday.
The park, which closed Jan. 25, will limit visitor numbers and is keeping some attractions closed in line with social distancing guidelines, company executives said.
China, where the pandemic began in December, was the first economy to shut down and the first to reopen after the ruling party declared the disease under control in early March.
The reopening adds to efforts by companies and the ruling Communist Party to revive the world's second-largest economy following a shutdown that plunged it into its worst slump since at least the 1960s.
Disney guests, many wearing Mickey Mouse ears, and children dressed as movie characters were checked for the virus's telltale fever at the gate. The company's signature tune, "When You Wish Upon a Star" played over loudspeakers.
Decals on sidewalks and at lines for attractions show visitors where to stand to keep a safe distance. The company said rides will be limited to one group of visitors per car to keep strangers separated.
Visitors are required to make advance reservations, show government-issued identification and download a smartphone app issued by the Shanghai city government that tracks their health and their contacts with anyone who might have been exposed to the virus.
*This article has been adapted from its original source. (AFP)
