Hubei Center for Epidemic Control and Prevention announced a notice promoting the
resumption of work and enterprise production in Hubei Province,
according to region and classification.
All places affected by COVD-19 in Hubei province are categorized
by regions of low risk, middle risk, and high risk. Enterprises located in the
regions of low risk, middle risk and high risk should resume work and
production based on the COVID-19 situation of that region.
The enterprises in the high-risk region
of Hubei province but not in Wuhan, as well as the enterprises which have not
stopped working since spring festival, can continue their production. These
enterprises include those which involve business in public utilities, public
life, agricultural production, finance and insurance, port transportation, and freight
yards. Other enterprises include important enterprises related to the national
economy and people’s livelihoods, key production line matching enterprises, and
enterprises that are charged with the major projects of a city, a province or of
the country.
Essential services will reopen,
while social gathering places remain closed
For the arrangement of work resumption in the middle risk regions,
enterprises which can resume work include those which are described above,
local industries, local agricultural enterprises, outdoor architectural
enterprises, service enterprises related to law, accounting, and software and
information service.
For the arrangement of work resumption in the low risk regions,
enterprises which are not on a specific restricted list can resume work
and production. Airtight facilities and places with a large number of people
are among those on this restricted list. For example, the following places
cannot resume work before lifting restriction of COVID-19: cinemas, board game
clubs, recreation halls, libraries, bookstores, cybercafes, disco bars, pubs,
KTV clubs, public baths, foot baths, beauty salons, fitness centers, training
institutions, and catering businesses, such as cafés, dining halls, and
restaurants.
Transportation and business
gradually resumes, while school reopening remains postponed
In terms of transportation in the regions of high risk, middle
risk as well as low risk, passenger flights, coach buses, city buses, and ferries
in the Hubei province can be gradually resumed under necessary prevention and
control measures. Transportation vehicles such as passenger flights, coach
buses, city buses, and ferries in Wuhan and other high-risk regions should remain
closed.
In terms of schools such as colleges, primary and middle
schools, secondary vocational schools, technical schools and kindergartens in
Hubei province, the starting date will continue to be postponed according to
the effects of COVID-19. The specific starting date of these schools will be
set according to the degree of control over COVID-19 and scientific evaluation.
With the official end of restrictions on entering
and leaving Wuhan, the city, with a population of over 10 million, is
officially announced to reopen. According to the latest report on April 10, among
109 listing companies in Hubei province, 108 listing companies will resume work
while workers in one listing company will mostly refrain from returning to work.
Among the 108 listing companies, 26 companies are in partial resumption of work
while 82 companies are almost at full resumption.
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