China's Guizhou issues guideline for epidemic-hit tourist attractions

Visitors walk through a tunnel transformed from an abandoned mine at the Cinnabar tourism town in Wanshan district of Tongren, Southwest China's Guizhou province, Oct 5, 2019. [Photo by Yang Wenbin/Xinhua]

Southwest China's Guizhou province rolled out a guideline for the tourist attractions which resumed operation amid novel coronavirus outbreak.

The provincial department of culture and tourism issued the guideline with 50 detailed measures, encouraging scenic sites to halve the daily maximum capacity and offer online ticket booking service and asking them to disinfect public spaces and facilities and check the temperature of tourists before entry.

Tourist attractions will organize training related to epidemic prevention and control for the working staff before they open to the public.

The guideline also asked tourists and employees of the scenic spots to quarantine themselves at home and report to communities if they show symptoms of cough or fever.

During the epidemic, a total of 414 A-level tourist resorts were temporarily closed in Guizhou, and travel agencies have canceled travel contacts with over 25,000 customers.

Chinese cities such as Shanghai, Nanjing and Hangzhou have announced to reopen the city's tourist attractions gradually under stringent epidemic-control measures.