The culture and tourism departments (bureaus) of all provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government, and the Culture, Sports, Radio, Television, and Tourism Bureau of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps:

  In order to implement the decision-making and deployment of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, in accordance with the "Overall Plan for Implementing "Class B and B Management" for Novel Coronavirus Infection" and "Novel Coronavirus Infection Prevention and Control Plan (Tenth Edition)" by the Comprehensive Group of the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council "Requirements, the relevant work related to the prevention and control of epidemics in the cultural and tourism industries is hereby notified as follows:

  1. Accurately grasp the spirit of the overall plan of "Class B and B Management"

  The Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core attaches great importance to the prevention and control of the epidemic, comprehensively strengthens the centralized and unified leadership of the prevention and control work, and always adheres to the supremacy of the people and the supremacy of life, which effectively guarantees the lives and health of the people and economic and social development. Steadily entered a new stage and won the initiative of the epidemic prevention strategy.

Over the past three years, the cultural and tourism industries have conscientiously implemented the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, optimized and adjusted the industry's epidemic prevention and control policies according to the time and situation, and achieved positive results in coordinating epidemic prevention and control and industry recovery and development.

  At present, with the mutation of the virus, the change of the epidemic situation, the popularization of vaccination and the accumulation of experience in prevention and control, the prevention and control of the new coronavirus infection in my country has entered a new stage, facing new situations and new tasks.

Local cultural and tourism administrative departments must further improve their political positions, adhere to the supremacy of the people and life, adhere to scientific prevention and control, precise policy implementation, adhere to the combination of normalized prevention and control and emergency response during severe epidemics, and implement the new coronavirus infection in a smooth and orderly manner. The prevention and control policy after the “Class B and B Management” will coordinate the epidemic prevention and control and the development of the industry.

  2. Conscientiously implement the overall plan requirements of "Class B and B Management"

  After the implementation of the "Class B and B Management" of the new crown virus infection, the focus of work has shifted from "infection prevention" to "health protection and severe disease prevention", and from risk areas and personnel control to health services and management.

The implementation of "Class B and B Management" is not to let go of it, but to emphasize more scientific, precise and efficient epidemic prevention and control, and to better coordinate epidemic prevention and control with economic and social development.

  Cultural and tourism administrative departments in various places should formulate epidemic prevention and control measures for the industry after the implementation of "Class B and B management" and prevent and control measures when the epidemic is severe, in light of local conditions, to ensure that various epidemic prevention and control requirements are implemented in place, and to ensure normal cultural and tourism activities development, the orderly flow of personnel.

It is necessary to guide public cultural units, cultural and tourism business units to do a good job in the normalization of epidemic prevention and control in places and activities, scientifically wear masks, do a good job of cleaning, disinfection and ventilation, and reduce the risk of virus transmission.

During the severe epidemic period, temporary prevention and control measures can be taken in accordance with the law at an appropriate time to respond in a timely manner, intervene decisively, and deal with it scientifically.

  3. Do a solid job in publicity and guidance and personnel health management

  Local cultural and tourism administrative departments should strengthen the interpretation of optimization and adjustment policies, guide the entire industry to objectively understand the scientificity and necessity of optimization and adjustment of my country's prevention and control policies and measures, and build a solid foundation for group prevention and control.

Give full play to the role of traditional media and Internet platforms such as websites, WeChat, and client terminals, and conduct comprehensive and multi-channel publicity and guidance on the prevention and control of new coronavirus infection.

  Emphasize that "everyone is the first person responsible for their own health", guide staff and those participating in cultural and tourism activities to consciously abide by relevant regulations on epidemic prevention, and adhere to good hygiene habits such as frequent hand washing and wearing masks.

Carry out staff training to improve the awareness of epidemic prevention and control and service level.

Remind those participating in cultural and tourism activities to pay attention to their own health and take personal protection.

  4. Effectively strengthen organizational leadership

  Local cultural and tourism administrative departments should strengthen their responsibilities, organize and implement various epidemic prevention and control measures of "Class B and Class B", and do a good job in epidemic prevention and control in a scientific and precise manner.

It is necessary to strengthen the guidance of public cultural units, cultural and tourism management units, clarify work objectives, and refine work requirements.

It is necessary to carry out supervision and inspection, find problems in time and supervise rectification to ensure that various epidemic prevention and control measures are in place.

Public cultural units, cultural and tourism business units must conscientiously implement the main responsibility for epidemic prevention and control, implement industry epidemic prevention and control measures after the implementation of "Class B and B Management", and promote the orderly development of various tasks.

  From the date of issuance of this notice, the 8 epidemic prevention and control work guidelines for the cultural and tourism industries will be abolished simultaneously.

  Notice hereby.

  Attachment: Repealed Catalog of Guidelines for Epidemic Prevention and Control in the Cultural and Tourism Industries

  General Office of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism

  January 11, 2023

  appendix

  Repealed Catalog of Guidelines for Epidemic Prevention and Control in the Cultural and Tourism Industries

  1. Guidelines for Travel Agencies to Prevent and Control the COVID-19 Epidemic (Sixth Edition)

  2. Guidelines for Prevention and Control of New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic in Entertainment Places (Sixth Edition)

  3. Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of the New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic in Theaters and Other Performance Places (Seventh Edition)

  4. Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of the New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic in Business Sites of Internet Access Services (Sixth Edition)

  5. Guidelines for the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in scripted entertainment business establishments (third edition)

  6. Guidelines for Prevention and Control of Epidemics in Tourist Scenic Areas (Revised December 2022)

  7. Guidelines for Epidemic Prevention and Control Measures in Public Libraries and Cultural Centers (Stations) (December 2022 Edition)

  8. Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Epidemics in On-site Grading Examination Activities of Social Arts Level Examinations (Revised in November 2022)