(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce: Ensure that commercial and trade enterprises "recover as much as they should"

  China News Agency, Shanghai, May 5 (Reporter Jiang Yu) Shanghai is promoting the resumption of work and the market in an orderly manner on the basis of strict implementation of epidemic prevention and control measures.

On the 5th, the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce responded to the concerns of business enterprises in resuming work and the market.

  The Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce stated that under the premise of effective epidemic prevention and control measures, the business enterprises such as supermarkets, convenience stores, shopping centers, e-commerce platforms, farmers markets, fresh fruits and vegetables, catering, daily commodities, and pharmaceutical distribution will be guaranteed. Outlets and their distribution centers, central kitchens, food processing centers and other nodes, as well as companies that provide urban distribution services for these companies, "should be fully restored."

  Other commercial and trade enterprises can apply to the competent commercial department of their district or the department designated by the district prevention and control office based on the epidemic prevention and control and closed-loop management plan for resumption of work and resumption of the market.

  The Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce requires that commercial and trade enterprises arrange special vehicles to pick up personnel to return to work, and return to work point-to-point.

Commercial enterprises implement centralized accommodation for employees and implement closed-loop management.

Set up a two-day rest period for newly returned employees, and implement independent accommodation as much as possible.

There is no contact between employees of different teams and shifts, and personnel going out is minimized.

  Commercial enterprises need to post relevant reminders and requirements for epidemic prevention and control at the door of their business premises. Customers can enter the store to purchase after wearing masks, scanning relevant health codes, and taking temperature measurements to ensure that personnel information can be queried and traced.

The business premises shall reasonably set the maximum reception volume of customers.

Support eligible commercial and trade enterprise outlets to appropriately extend business hours.

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