Shanghai Disneyland visitors blocked from leaving park due to Covid testing

No details of a possible outbreak were released but 1.3 million residents of the downtown Yangpu district were ordered on Friday to stay at home for virus testing

Shanghai Disneyland was closed and visitors temporarily kept in the park for virus testing (Chen Si/AP)

Visitors to Shanghai Disneyland were temporarily blocked from leaving as part of Covid-19testing that extended to more than 400,000 people, the city government announced.

The park closed on Monday for testing of staff and visitors, Walt Disney Company and the government said in separate statements. The city health bureau said guests all tested negative and were allowed to leave by 830pm local time.