(Fighting New Crown Pneumonia) Some commercial stores in Urumqi open for business

  China News Service, Urumqi, August 29 (Tao Shuanke, Jia Wenxuan) As Urumqi's epidemic prevention and control policies are further adjusted, pedestrians and vehicles have begun to appear in the streets and lanes, and the city that has been closed for more than a month has begun to become a daily state.

  On the morning of the 29th, shops along the street in Yosemite, Qingnian Road East Community, Tianshan District, Urumqi City resumed business one after another, and residents went out of their homes to buy what they needed.

On the 29th, some stores opened for business in Qingnian East Road Community, Tianshan District, Urumqi. Photo by Jia Wenxuan

  Convenience shops such as barber shops, butcher shops, fruit shops, snack shops, etc. in the Qingnian Road East community area gradually resumed normal business today. Early in the morning, under the leadership of community staff, merchants carried out disinfection work and sanitary cleaning in sequence. Merchants followed the instructions of epidemic prevention personnel to orderly inspect masks, registration information, temperature measurement, disinfection, etc. Measures.

  A convenience store staff not far from the Yosemite community told reporters: “We follow the epidemic prevention requirements to prevent and kill the public areas in the store and at the entrance 3 times every morning and evening, and complete the process of customer entry. Secondary temperature testing. Arrange a clerk to take charge of temperature measurement and control the number of customers in the store. The store can accommodate up to 8-10 people at a time as required."

On the morning of the 29th, it was a citizen on the street in Qingnian Road, Tianshan District, Urumqi. Photo by Jia Wenxuan

  In order to restore the economic order in the jurisdiction as soon as possible, the Qingnian East Road community carried out a full-coverage disinfection of the surrounding public areas after an overnight preparation, and prepared epidemic prevention knowledge and guidance in advance. Gong Minmin, a clerk at the Jikang Pharmacy at the gate of Yosemite Community, told reporters: “The first day today is open for business. There are not too many people. Some residents buy some common medicines. Anyway, just open the door and business will get better.”

  There was no congestion on the main roads around Qingnian Road and traffic was smooth. Traffic police were on duty at the intersection of Qingnian Road and Wuxing Road.

  A resident surnamed Wang who was walking said: "I saw a notice in the community WeChat group in the morning that I can go out. I took the exit card and hurried downstairs. The weather is really good today. Come out and buy something delicious for my grandson."

On the 29th, residents of communities around Qingnian Road in Urumqi went out to purchase at convenience stores. Photo by Jia Wenxuan

  Ms. Liu, who lives in the nearby Star Garden community, said with emotion: “It’s great to resume work and production, and the city will be revitalized. The surrounding stores will resume business one after another, which is a great thing for us, and life will gradually return to normal. "

  In front of a nang shop in Yueguang District, Ms. Dou, who was buying nangs, told reporters: “It’s been more than an hour since I came out in the morning and bought grapes and flat peaches for the children in the family. These fruits are very fresh. I wandered around the shops along the street and saw that many shops were open for business. There were shop assistants at the door to check body temperature and control the flow of people. We were relieved to shop!"

  Although not too many stores have opened, the city is full of fireworks. The reporter found that the citizens on the street did not get together, they all wore masks and kept a proper distance. Some citizens are taking selfies with autumn scenery in the woods nearby. (Finish)