On March 19, the Office of the Leading Group for the Prevention and Control of the New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic in Tangshan City, Hebei Province released:

  The current situation of COVID-19 prevention and control is severe and complicated. In accordance with the general strategy of "foreign defense against imports, internal defense against rebound" and the general policy of "dynamic clearing", the whole city of Tangshan has entered a state of emergency.

In order to effectively reduce the risk of the spread of the epidemic, in accordance with the relevant requirements, the relevant matters on strengthening the management and control of key venues in the city are hereby announced as follows:

  (1) From now on, tourist attractions, libraries, cultural centers, museums, planning halls, urban study rooms, farm book houses, community home care service centers, day care centers for the elderly and other places in Tangshan will be temporarily closed and reopened. Depending on the situation of epidemic prevention and control, further notice will be given.

  (2) From now on, all off-campus training institutions in Tangshan will be temporarily closed, all teaching and training activities will be stopped, and the reopening time will be notified separately depending on the situation of epidemic prevention and control.

  (3) From now on, Internet cafes, game halls, KTV, cinemas, chess and card rooms, billiard rooms, swimming pools, gymnasiums, yoga studios, foot bath shops, health clubs, massage shops, bath shops, bars, tea houses, small hotels, etc. The closed places are temporarily closed, and the reopening time will be notified separately depending on the epidemic prevention and control situation.

Industry competent departments and all subordinate territories shall strengthen supervision and inspection, and all private businesses shall be strictly punished in accordance with the law.

  (4) Shopping malls, supermarkets, farmers markets, hotels, restaurants, pharmacies, medical institutions, stations and other key places must implement the main responsibility for epidemic prevention and control, and personnel entering the area must implement temperature measurement, code scanning, wearing masks, and one-meter noodles to prevent people from gathering.

Keep the environment clean and tidy, remove and transport garbage in time, strengthen ventilation and disinfection, especially increase the frequency of cleaning and disinfection of public facilities such as elevators and public toilets.

  (5) Welfare institutions, old-age service institutions, and mental health institutions shall implement fully closed management, prohibit visits, and strictly implement closed-loop management.

Marriage registration agencies implement appointment services to guide the masses to handle marriage registration at different times.

Funeral homes suspend gatherings of people such as farewell ceremonies and wake services.

Funeral service organizations such as funeral homes, cemeteries, and public columbariums will suspend offering sweeping services, and suspend group activities such as collective sacrifices, scattering of ashes, and burial of ashes in tree-planting areas.

  (6) All open-air public squares, parks, stadiums, etc. are prohibited from holding group gatherings.

  (7) Each village (community), residential area, enterprise and public institution conducts strict management in accordance with the relevant management and control policies of the closed control area, the control area and the prevention area according to the local risk situation.

  (Headquarters reporter Wang Shuainan Qi Yabin)