Cultural tourism department: indoor cultural tourism places are "restricted and closed" according to epidemic prevention requirements.

On August 3rd, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China (hereinafter referred to as the "Ministry of Culture and Tourism") issued the "Emergency Notice on Comprehensively Strengthening the Prevention and Control of the Current Epidemic Situation" (hereinafter referred to as the "Notice"), demanding further implementation of the epidemic prevention and control requirements of A-level tourist attractions, strengthening the supervision of travel agencies, and strengthening the prevention and control measures of indoor places in the cultural and tourism industries.

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism pointed out that recently, there have been cluster epidemics in many places in China, and the epidemic situation is severe and complicated, and the pressure of prevention and control continues to increase. The whole industry should further attach great importance to it, take active actions, take strict measures and take decisive actions in accordance with the epidemic prevention and control guidelines issued by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, do a good job in epidemic prevention and control, prevent the epidemic from spreading through cultural and tourism channels, and ensure people's life safety and health.

The "Notice" pointed out that the Ministry of Culture and Tourism has made it clear that A-level tourist attractions strictly implement the requirements of "quota, appointment and peak shifting" and strictly control the upper limit of tourist reception in accordance with the requirements of local party committees and governments for epidemic prevention and control. At the same time, strictly implement the ticket reservation system to ensure that tourist information can be inquired and tracked.

In terms of the supervision of travel agencies, the Notice clearly enjoins travel agencies and online travel enterprises to strengthen risk assessment and judgment, timely understand and master the epidemic situation of tourist destinations and tourist sources, and may not organize a delegation to travel to high school risk areas, undertake tourism teams in high school risk areas, and organize tourists to travel in high school risk areas.

The "Notice" requires that when the relevant departments of the tourist destination government issue tourist warning tips or list the relevant areas as high-risk levels of the epidemic, the tourism team that has not set out must immediately cancel or change the travel itinerary; Tourism teams already in the local area must suspend local tourism activities and cooperate with relevant epidemic investigation.

In terms of the requirements of prevention and control measures for indoor places in the cultural tourism industry, the Notice clearly stipulates that star-rated hotels and theaters, museums, public libraries, cultural centers (stations), art galleries and other performance places, indoor places in A-level tourist attractions, entertainment places, Internet service places and other relatively closed places should strengthen epidemic prevention and control, strengthen health management and ventilation and disinfection.

The "Notice" pointed out that for indoor cultural tourism activities, according to the local epidemic prevention and control deployment requirements, the flow should be restricted, the stop should be stopped, and the seal should be sealed to resolutely block the spread of the epidemic.

Recently, with the emergence of COVID-19 epidemic cases in many cities across the country, many scenic spots across the country announced the closure or upgrading of epidemic prevention measures.

On July 30th, Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province closed all scenic spots. At the same time, several cities under the jurisdiction of Hunan Province have also upgraded their epidemic prevention and control. For example, Ningxiang City has suspended gathering activities such as training institutions, theaters, bars, Internet cafes, KTV, large-scale dinners, square dances, rural fairs, sacrifices, and restaurants. The city suspended the business of Fangte Oriental Myth, Tanheli, Huilongshan and Weishan Miyin Temple; Changde City requires all tourist attractions to control the flow of people. In principle, the number of tourists received shall not exceed 30% of the approved maximum carrying capacity.

From July 3 1 day, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province suspended the opening of outdoor areas of tourist attractions. Jiangsu Yangzhou Slender West Lake, daming temple, Geyuan, Heyuan, Zhuyuwan Scenic Area, Wudaotai Mansion, Runyang Forest Park, Chen Yuan, Yanhu Village and many other scenic spots (attractions) were temporarily closed to the outside world, and Tianle Lake Tourist Resort was also temporarily closed. Yangzhou Museum has been closed since July 28th.

On August 2, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province announced the closure of A-level scenic spots, Internet cafes, KTV and other places in the city.

On August 3rd, Wuhan Culture and Tourism Bureau of Hubei Province issued a notice, demanding that the tourist reception of A-level scenic spots in the city should be reduced to 50% of the maximum carrying capacity of the scenic spots, and all performing arts activities in the scenic spots should be suspended.