Walt Disney Co will shut down its Hong Kong Disneyland park from Jan. 7 to Jan. 20 as coronavirus cases rise in the city, the company said on Wednesday.

Hong Kong's government announced tightened restrictions on Wednesday including a ban on some incoming flights as authorities feared a fifth wave of infections. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2TL0AX

The park was already scheduled to be closed on Jan. 6 under existing curbs.

(Reporting by Twinnie Siu; Editing by Andrew Heavens)