Shanghai's cultural, tourism and sports venues to reopen in July

• Published date: 29 June 2022
• Publication title: Shanghai Daily

Local tourist attractions, museums and galleries, cinemas and theaters, public libraries and cultural venues will gradually reopen from next month, the city's culture and tourism administration said yesterday.

The Shanghai Sports Bureau also announced on the same day that local outdoor sports venues and indoor facilities that meet certain COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control standards can reopen from tomorrow.

ccording to Fang Shizhong, director of the Shanghai Administration of Culture and Tourism, local culture and tourism industries will strictly resume their services in an orderly manner and deal with uncertainties from the external environment.

fter Shanghai Disney Resort reopens today, local museums, galleries and all A-level tourist destinations will gradually resume operation from tomorrow. Cinemas and theaters will join them from July 8.

Public libraries and cultural venues, such as community cultural centers, as well as tourist information service centers, will gradually resume services in accordance with local pandemic prevention and control requirements.

The administration has issued a guideline on pandemic prevention and control for the eight types of cultural and tourism venues which are likely to reopen.

These venues have been told to undertake comprehensive disinfection and enhance their daily cleaning and sterilization as well as ensure their staff's self-health management. Measures like encouraging visitors to come in staggered times, allowing them to make appointment and controlling the visitor numbers should be implemented.

Venues that want to reopen should register, get their own "venue code" and set up digital sentry before opening. If the areas where the venues are located are listed as medium- or high-risk, they must suspend operation at once.

Residents who want to visit these venues should have a green health code and negative nucleic acid test result within 72 hours. Those without smart phones can apply for an offline health code in advance and carry their identity card.

People who have been to domestic medium- or high-risk areas within seven days or travelled abroad within ten days are not allowed to enter these venues.

If someone has a fever or feels uncomfortable after entry...