Walt Disney World will reopen in Orlando, Florida on Saturday amid a growing number of Covid-19 cases within the state.
. Nearly 114,000 new cases were reported in the last two weeks, according to the Florida Department of Health. Not to mention, dozens of hospitals in the state have run out of space in their intensive care units., with cases now exceeding three million in the U.S.," said Dr. Ravina Kullar, a Los Angeles-based infectious disease specialist, epidemiologist and spokeswoman for the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
"We are in the middle of pandemic, we need to think about what is important to open and what is not important to open," Dr. Carlos Del Rio, an Atlanta-based infectious diseases specialist, said. "I think the world survives just fine without Disney."Even with growing public concern, Disney has expressed confidence in its plans and safety measures. The companyand Epcot and Hollywood Studios on July 15.
Crowds walk through Disney Springs shopping and dining complex at Walt Disney World on July 8, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The theme park is scheduled to reopen on Saturday despite a surge in new Covid-19 infections throughout Florida, including the central part of the state where Orlando is located.Disney and its Chief Medical Officer Dr. Pamela Hymel coordinated with a number of local government and health authorities during the four month period that its U.S.
It's theme parks will also have limited capacity to start and Disney is requiring guests purchase their tickets ahead of time through an online reservation system. This will ensure that the company can control the number of visitors its parks get each day."Disney frankly can't not do this," Bill Coan, president and CEO of ITEC Entertainment, said. "The start and stop is really complicated for them to have to bring back so many thousand employees.
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