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Notice aims to boost cultural and tourist activities after COVID-19 response shift
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Tourists at a beach in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, January 9, 2023. /CFP
Tourists at a beach in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, January 9, 2023. /CFP

Tourists at a beach in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, January 9, 2023. /CFP

China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism issued a notice on Wednesday to ensure the regular organization of cultural and tourist activities and the flow of citizens as the country optimizes and refines its COVID-19 response.

Cultural and tourist administrations nationwide should formulate corresponding prevention and control measures in light of local COVID-19 situations to ensure the normal development of cultural and tourist activities and orderly flow of citizens, according to the notice.

The notice also required cultural and tourist organs at all levels to carry out regular epidemic prevention and control in places and activities, including mask-wearing and disinfection.

Noting that there will be a severe epidemic situation, it is stressed that temporary epidemic prevention and control measures can be taken in accordance with the law to respond timely and handle the situation scientifically.

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