(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) The overseas epidemic prevention and control situation is grim, Dehong cancels the 4-day holiday of the Songkran Festival

China News Network Kunming, April 9th ​​(Miao Chao) The office of the New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic Prevention and Control Command Office in Dehong, Yunnan Province issued a notice on the 9th. In view of the severe situation of the prevention and control of overseas epidemic situations, Dehong Prefecture canceled the 2020 Songkran Festival holiday. .

The Dehong Dai Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture is located in western Yunnan and borders Myanmar. The Songkran Festival is the grandest and most solemn traditional festival of the Dai and Deang peoples, and it is also a grand gathering of people of all ethnic groups in Dehong Prefecture. In the previous year's Songkran Festival, Dehong Prefecture will be on holiday for 4 days (including weekends) to celebrate the festival.

This year, in order to continue to fully implement the "foreign defense imports, internal defense rebound" work measures, do a good job in epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development, with the approval of the Dehong Prefecture New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters, the 2020 Songkran Festival holiday will be cancelled. Closed as usual on April 11 (Saturday) and 12 (Sunday), and work normally on April 13 (Monday) and 14 (Tuesday).

The notice requires that all counties, cities and departments in Dehong Prefecture further strengthen their political and responsibility consciousness and strictly follow the requirements of the notice. They must not hold agglomeration activities during the Songkran Festival and make overall plans for epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development. (Finish)