China News Service Client, Beijing, April 18 (Reporter Song Yusheng) Facing the recent emergence of newly confirmed local cases in China, the National Health and Health Commission recently emphasized that it is necessary to tighten the string of normalization of epidemic prevention and control. Do not tire of war or relax, and resolutely contain the rebound and spread of the epidemic. The reporter noticed that a number of museums and memorial halls have recently issued announcements, suspending their opening again.
Many museums are closed again
As early as April 14th, the Xiamen Olympic Museum issued an announcement saying that in response to the request of superiors, combined with the current epidemic prevention and control situation, it was decided to temporarily close the museum from 12:00 noon on April 14, 2020.
Announcement of Xiamen Olympic Museum.
Subsequently, on April 16, Dalian Nature Museum announced that it would be closed from April 16, 2020; the Museum of the Old Site of Lushun Japan-Russian Prison also announced that it will be temporarily closed on April 17, 2020, and the opening hours will be notified separately.
On April 17, the Qingdao Municipal Museum stated that it would be closed from April 19. On the same day, many Guangzhou museums, including the Guangzhou Museum, the Museum of the Western Han Dynasty and the Nanyue King, the Memorial Hall of the Third Congress of the Communist Party of China, and the Revolutionary Memorial Hall of the Revolution of 1911, announced that they will be closed from April 18th, and the reopening time will be notified separately.
Announcement of Guangdong Folk Craft Museum.
The reporter noticed that the Guangdong Folk Craft Museum, previously known by the media as "the first restored museum in Guangzhou", also issued an announcement on April 17 that during the epidemic prevention and control period, the museum only opened outdoor areas, while indoor places open.
Ke Xiandong, Deputy Director of Guangzhou Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau, spoke at the 82nd Guangzhou Epidemic Prevention and Control Press Conference. Photograph by Ji Dong
On April 18, at the 82nd outbreak prevention and control press conference in Guangzhou, Ke Xiandong, deputy director of the Guangzhou Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau explained that according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the National Health and Health Commission The notice of “Control and Safe and Orderly Opening Work” and the spirit of the notice forwarded by the Guangdong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism and the Guangdong Provincial Health and Health Commission about “during epidemic prevention and control, the tourist scenic area is only open to the outdoor area, and the internal venue is not open temporarily; The number of tourists must not exceed 30% of the approved maximum load. "Guangzhou ’s tourist attractions and museum scenic spots have been suspended from opening indoor venues on April 17.
Among the 48 A-level tourist scenic spots and key scenic spots that have been reopened in Guangzhou, 2 A-level scenic spots have been closed again; the remaining 46 scenic spots will be completely or partially (indoor venues) closed. Among them, there are 13 museums belonging to A-level scenic spots, including the Guangzhou Museum, the Western Han Dynasty Nanyuewang Museum, etc., which have also been completely or partially closed (indoor places).
The indoor places in tourist attractions are temporarily closed
The reporter noticed that most of the announcements issued by the aforementioned museums mentioned that the suspension was “according to the“ Notice of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the National Health and Health Commission on Doing Well in the Prevention and Control of Outbreaks in Tourist Scenic Spots and Safe and Orderly Opening ” Power generation [2020] No. 71) requirements ".
What kind of notice is this?
On April 13, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the National Health and Health Commission jointly issued the "Notice on Doing a Good Job of Prevention and Control of Outbreaks in Tourist Scenic Spots and Safe and Orderly Opening."
The notice said that in recent days, a number of tourists have crowded and crowded during the restoration of opening, which has increased the risk of spreading the epidemic. All localities should take the precautions and make an analogy to strengthen the prevention and control of the epidemic.
Data map: temperature measurement before the public tour. Dang Yeye
The notice made it clear that during the epidemic prevention and control period, the tourist scenic area is only open to outdoor areas, and indoor venues are temporarily not open; the tourist area shall not receive more than 30% of the approved maximum carrying capacity. Toll scenic spots should be carefully evaluated before implementing temporary preferential policies to prevent passenger traffic from exceeding the limit.
In response to a reporter ’s question, the person in charge of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism stated that the tourism scenic spots should be reopened in an orderly manner under the premise of good epidemic prevention and control, which will meet the people ’s outdoor leisure needs, boost consumer confidence, promote the release of consumer potential, and promote local Restoring the order of production and life has positive significance.
The person in charge said that at the same time, the tourist attractions have the characteristics of strong crowding and high mobility, which is also the focus and difficulty of epidemic prevention and control. Overall, the restoration and opening of scenic spots across the country is steadily and orderly. However, during the recent restoration of the opening of individual tourist attractions, the public's enthusiasm for travel has been insufficient, and the prevention and control response has not been strong enough. A large number of tourists have crowded for a short time, which has caused hidden dangers and increased the risk of epidemic transmission. This is highly concerned.
Data Map: Tourists undergoing body temperature testing. Photo by Xiang Hongmei
"Tighten the string of normalization of epidemic prevention and control"
On the same day that many museums in Guangzhou issued announcements to suspend the opening, on April 17, Mi Feng, spokesperson of the National Health and Health Commission and deputy director of the Propaganda Department, introduced at the press conference of the Joint Defense and Joint Control Mechanism of the State Council. There were 52 newly confirmed local cases, the most in the past month.
He emphasized that it is necessary to tighten the string of normalization of epidemic prevention and control without paralysis, war exhaustion, and flexibility, and resolutely curb the rebound and spread of the epidemic.
At the press conference of the joint prevention and control mechanism of the State Council on the 18th, Mi Feng, spokesman of the National Health and Health Commission and deputy director of the Propaganda Department, introduced that on April 17, there were 10 newly confirmed cases in the local area, which has been two for four consecutive days. number.
He pointed out that more than 2 million cases have been diagnosed worldwide, and the pressure of "foreign defense input, internal defense rebound" continues to increase. We must resolutely implement the measures of "early detection, early reporting, early quarantine, and early treatment", promptly and effectively deal with the clustered epidemic situation, and prevent the spread of the epidemic situation. (Finish)