Shanghai, May 11 (IANS) The Shanghai Disneyland theme park reopened to visitors with controlled capacity on Monday, after the COVID-19 pandemic in China became more subdued.

This is the first Disneyland theme park in the world that has reopened amid the ongoing pandemic, reports Xinhua news agency.

The Shanghai Disney Resort announced temporary closure in late January in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

It reopened the Disneytown, Wishing Star Park and Shanghai Disneyland Hotel in early March.

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