(Fighting New Crown Pneumonia) Is the Beijing Winter Olympics Affected? How to prevent and control group travel? Official response to six major concerns
China News Service, Beijing, February 26th: Is the Beijing Winter Olympics affected? How to prevent and control group travel? Official response to six major concerns
Author Li Jingze Li Yanan
Will the Beijing Winter Olympics be affected? How to prevent and control group travel? On the 26th, the State Council ’s joint prevention and control mechanism held a press conference to respond to public concerns one by one.
Is the Beijing Winter Olympics postponed?
According to international practice, a series of test matches will be arranged 10 to 24 months before each Olympic Games. Due to the epidemic situation, the Beijing Winter Olympics cancelled the first test match held this month. In response to public concerns about the Winter Olympics, Peng Weiyong, deputy director of the Economic Department of the State General Administration of Sport of China, said that the preparations for the entire Winter Olympics are progressing in an orderly manner and have not been affected.
He pointed out that subsequent test matches are being prepared as planned. The General Administration of Sport of China is communicating with the International Snow Federation, and strives to use the International Snow Federation Women's Alpine Skiing World Cup downhill and super slalom competition in March 2021 as a test event for the Beijing Winter Olympics.
On the evening of January 31, a Xiamen Airlines flight carrying 76 Wuhan tourists from Bangkok, Thailand, landed smoothly at Wuhan Tianhe Airport. This is the first group of passengers returning from abroad chartered by Wuhan Tianhe Airport after the Chinese government has decided to send a civil aviation charter plane to directly return citizens from overseas Hubei. The picture shows passengers waiting in line to get out of the cabin. Photo by Zhang Chang from China News Agency
Have 250,000 tourists stranded overseas returned home?
According to statistics, after the suspension of travel agency and online travel companies operating team travel business on January 24, the number of group tourists stranded overseas reached 250,000. How to make large-scale tourists return home safely is a major challenge facing the Chinese Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
"No matter what distance you are, the motherland is always behind you." Liu Kezhi, director of the Market Management Department of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, said that under the coordination of foreign affairs, civil aviation, customs and other relevant departments, overseas team tourists returned to work in an orderly manner, as of 2 On 25th, there were less than 90 tourists staying in overseas teams.
How to prevent and control group travel?
With the successive opening of scenic spots in various places, some crowded outings have caused public health experts to worry. In response, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism issued the "Guidelines for Preventing and Controlling Epidemics in Reopening Tourist Scenic Spots" on February 25 to guide the control of traffic in tourist spots , Anti-aggregation, strict protection.
Liu Kezhi pointed out that the resumption of the opening of tourist attractions should not be "one size fits all", and the conditions and necessity of opening tourist attractions should be evaluated in accordance with the principle of zoning and classification and according to the general requirements for epidemic prevention and control. The opening of tourist attractions in high-risk areas of the epidemic is temporarily suspended. The opening of scenic spots in low-risk areas and high-risk areas is determined by the local party committee and government.
On February 26, Xiangshan Scenic Spot in Guilin, Guangxi was officially opened to the public. This is the first scenic spot in Guangxi's Guilin City that announced the orderly opening of 82 A-level tourist attractions to tourists at home and abroad at low risk areas for epidemic prevention and control. The picture shows tourists from Guangdong taking pictures in front of Elephant Trunk Hill. Photo by China Press Agency reporter Ou Huilan
When are libraries and cultural centers open?
On February 25, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism issued the "Guidelines for the Restoration and Opening of Public Libraries and Cultural Centers (Stations)" to provide specific guidance on the restoration and opening of public cultural venues.
The first is to insist on zoning and grading, and not to implement "one size fits all." High-risk areas continue to be closed, and low- and medium-risk areas resume their opening work, which is decided by the local party committee and government. Second, preparatory plans and related preventive measures should be prepared for the restoration of open venues. For example, it is necessary to equip the necessary protective materials, do a good job of ventilation and cleaning and disinfection of facilities and facilities; third, to strengthen the management and services of the masses in and out of the stadium, such as taking measures to limit personnel flow.
On February 21, employees were fully armed. Recently, a catering company in Kunming has resumed work to enable the "most stringent" sanitary standard in the history, and implemented measures such as employee temperature measurement and disinfection, filling out take-out peace cards, and wearing clean clothes to work. The take-out brother who takes meals must also take temperature measurements. The boss admits that although this is a bit more troublesome, he must be responsible for the customers who have always supported him. Photo by China News Agency reporter Liu Ranyang
How can the hard-hit catering and lodging companies survive the crisis?
According to official data, the operating income of the hotel and catering industry in 2019 will exceed 5 trillion yuan, and more than 26 million people will be employed. This is an important area for stable growth, employment promotion and people's livelihood. However, after the epidemic, the income of accommodation and catering companies has fallen sharply, and their operations are under great pressure.
Wu Guoyi, director of the Department of Service and Trade of the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China, said that according to the Ministry of Commerce's questionnaire survey of more than 4,000 living service enterprises, as of February 25, 22% of enterprises have enjoyed a "policy gift package" supported by the central government, and bank loan support is obvious. Alleviated the financial pressure of some large accommodation and catering companies. Next, the Ministry of Commerce will help small and medium-sized enterprises to overcome difficulties through the business innovation of financial institutions and the joint efforts of industry, enterprises and government departments.
How will the new service model created by the epidemic develop?
Wu Guoyi pointed out that the epidemic has spawned a new service model to accelerate the development, and there are four obvious changes: First, the accelerated development from offline to online, and the degree of digitalization has been greatly improved; second, the standardization and industrialization of services have improved; third, industry integration and mutual assistance , Integration and support among different industries, platform companies and merchants; the fourth is to fully promote contactless distribution.
He said that the Ministry of Commerce will further promote the digital construction of these industries, improve the distribution network, promote the reform of "decentralization of service", and promote the recovery of service consumption as soon as possible after the epidemic has ended, and improve the quality and capacity. (Finish)