Beijing
Harry Potter fans came dressed as wizards as Universal Studios opened its first theme park in China under anti-virus controls, AP reports.
The opening went ahead despite coronavirus outbreaks in China’s southeast that prompted the government to tighten travel controls in some areas. “We’ve been longing for the opening for quite a while,” said a visitor, Niu Haoxuan.
Visitors are required to wear masks and display a smartphone-based health code that shows whether they have been to regions deemed at high risk of infection.
Universal Studios Beijing is the Chinese capital’s first foreign-branded amusement park. It is the fifth worldwide for Universal Studios and the third in Asia, after Japan and Singapore.—AP
