BEIJING  - The Universal Studios Beijing is expected to open to public in May 2021 as scheduled despite the current coronavirus outbreak, an official at the Beijing municipal government told a news briefing on Sunday.

Construction of the theme park, the fifth such Universal Studios in the world, is expected to be completed by the end of 2020, the official said.

(Reporting by Muyu Xu and Vincent Lee; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman) ((muyu.xu@thomsonreuters.com; +86 10 56692117;))