China News Service, March 20. On March 20, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued the "Notice on Doing a Good Job in the Prevention and Control of the New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic in Rural Areas" (hereinafter referred to as the "Notice"), requiring agricultural and rural departments at all levels to implement the State Council's joint defense. The joint control mechanism is deployed to assist in the implementation of various prevention and control measures, and to coordinate epidemic prevention and control and spring agricultural production.

  The "Notice" requires that agricultural and rural departments at all levels should strengthen cooperation with relevant departments under the unified leadership of the local party committee and government, and further mobilize the "two committees" of the village, the first secretary and working team in the village, and the majority of rural party members. With the strength of the farmers, the prevention and control measures should be carefully implemented, and group prevention and control should be strengthened.

Guide rural grassroots organizations to grasp the inflow and outflow of people in a timely and dynamic manner, strengthen the prevention and control management of key rural places, avoid crowds, and prepare emergency plans and emergency drills for the epidemic.

Guide the cross-regional operation of agricultural production in an orderly manner, implement a daily reporting system for the status of fishing vessels and crew members in distant-water fishing operations, and do a good job in the prevention and control of animal diseases in rural areas.

  The "Notice" requires extensive and in-depth publicity on epidemic prevention and control, educates and guides farmers to fully understand the importance of epidemic prevention and control, master epidemic prevention knowledge, consciously abide by epidemic prevention requirements, vaccinate in time, and strengthen self-protection.

Actively advocate a civilized and new style of festivals, persuade farmers to wear masks, minimize going out, visiting doors, gathering meals, and gathering together, and advocates delaying happy events and simple funerals.

Vigorously advocate civilized sacrifice sweeping during the Qingming Festival, and take measures such as making appointments, staggering peak hours, and limiting current to reduce the density of people for sacrifice sweeping.

We will further promote the village cleaning action, increase the frequency of domestic garbage collection and transfer, and guide farmers to consciously maintain environmental hygiene and develop good hygiene habits.

  The "Notice" emphasizes that it is necessary to do a solid job in stabilizing the production and supply of agricultural products, further implement measures, consolidate responsibilities, and make every effort to do a good job in spring ploughing production.

Organize the adjustment and transportation of agricultural materials and livestock and poultry feed, and it is strictly forbidden to set up cards to intercept and block roads at will, so as to ensure the smooth transportation of agricultural materials.

Organize the production of "vegetable basket" products, strengthen the connection between production and sales of agricultural products and market monitoring, and improve emergency plans.

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