The Comcast Corp-owned venue did not indicate when it will reopen but said it will refund or reschedule tickets.

“We will continue to assess the impact on operations and strive to resume operations as soon as possible,” it said on Weibo, a Twitter-like social media platform.

Beijing – which has some of China’s strictest Covid-19 barriers for entry – has seen the number of infections rise after the national Golden Week holidays at the start of this month.

For Oct 25, the city reported 19 symptomatic cases and one asymptomatic infection, while the country reported a total of 1,407 new cases, the highest count in 12 days.

China’s economic growth has hit a speed bump in the fourth quarter as Covid-19 curbs and anxieties limit travel and shipping, constraining consumption and commerce in the world’s second-largest economy.