Beckham Visit Puts Shanghai Hospital On Lockdown
By Access HollywoodMarch 4, 2008, 11:36 am PSTA hospital in Shanghai was overrun with a case of Beckham-itis on Tuesday when British soccer star, David Beckham, stopped by for a visit.
With no known cure for those infected with Beckham-obsessions, police had to be called in for crowd control as hundreds of bystanders including staff, fans and the media hit the locale, desperate to catch a glimpse of the star, according to Britain's AFP news organization.
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The soccer star was making an appearance at Xinhua Hospital to visit children with leukemia.
Police were reportedly forced to close off several of the hospital's entrances and many Becks-watchers were not allowed to leave or enter the facility for several hours.
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The AFP reporter witnessed one woman in hysterics after police refused to allow her inside the facility.
A donation ceremony, set to take place outside the hospital, also had to be canceled as a result of the chaos.
Becks has been in Shanghai for an exhibition match with his team, the LA Galaxy.
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