Is Anhui Huangshan a low-risk area?

Previously, the Huangshan Scenic Area New Crown Pneumonia Epidemic Prevention and Control Emergency Headquarters issued an announcement on June 3 that in order to implement the requirements for normalized nucleic acid testing and facilitate the public to conduct nucleic acid testing on-site and nearby, combined with the scenic spots In fact, it was decided to set up 5 sampling points in the Huangshan Scenic Area and conduct regional nucleic acid testing every Monday and Tuesday. Tourists and scenic area officials and workers are requested to arrange their time reasonably and choose the nearest sampling point for nucleic acid sampling.

The Paper noted that Huangshan City’s She County COVID-19 Epidemic Prevention and Control Emergency Headquarters also recently announced the cancellation of regional nucleic acid testing notices.

The notice stated that according to the relevant work requirements of the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council, given that the entire She County is currently low-risk, the regional nucleic acid testing originally scheduled to be carried out from June 13 to 14 has been cancelled, and will be followed up in accordance with the epidemic prevention and control measures. If the control work needs to be carried out, further notice will be given.

According to relevant reports from Xin'an Evening News, on the evening of June 10, reporters learned from the relevant departments of Huangshan City that Huangshan City is currently a low-risk area, so nucleic acid testing for all employees has been suspended and will not be conducted unless there are special circumstances. She County's decision to stop the planned regional nucleic acid testing was made against this background. On June 10, reporters learned from Huangshan Scenic Area and Yixian Huihuang Tourism Group that in the past two days, the number of tourists in Huangshan and Yixian Hongcun, Xidi and other scenic spots has continued to increase. The long-lost large research team has arrived, and there are more tourists on the road. Tour buses and self-driving cars from outside the province have stopped operating, and some B&Bs and tourism-related businesses have resumed operations.

In order to seize business opportunities in the recovering market, the person in charge of a travel agency went to other places to connect with the summer market, holding his broken arm that had not healed, and recruiting students to Huangshan for study and summer camps.

Earlier on the afternoon of June 9, the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council held a press conference. He Qinghua, a first-level inspector of the National Health Commission’s Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention, pointed out that low-risk areas and low-risk groups did not Frequent nucleic acid testing is necessary. The focus of nucleic acid testing should be on high-risk groups and staff in high-risk positions, as well as areas with epidemics. He also mentioned that if there is no epidemic and there is no risk of importation, nucleic acid testing should not become the norm.

Legal basis: Article 42 of the "Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases" When an infectious disease breaks out or becomes popular, the local people's government at or above the county level shall immediately organize forces to carry out prevention and control measures in accordance with the prevention and control measures. Prepare a plan to prevent and control the disease and cut off the transmission routes of infectious diseases. If necessary, the following emergency measures may be taken and announced upon approval by the people's government at the next higher level: (1) Restrict or stop performances in markets, theaters or other crowd gathering activities; (2) Suspension of work, business, and classes; (3) Closure or sealing of public drinking water sources, food, and related items contaminated by infectious pathogens; (4) Control or culling of infected wild animals, livestock, and poultry; (4) 5) Close places that may cause the spread of infectious diseases. When the people's government at the higher level receives a report from the people's government at the lower level regarding the adoption of the emergency measures listed in the preceding paragraph, it shall make an immediate decision. The lifting of emergency measures shall be decided and announced by the original decision-making authority.