THE Ministry of Culture and Tourism is permitting some small-sized commercial performances to take place in COVID-19 low-risk areas, while medium- and large-sized performances are still suspended. According to a guideline issued by the ministry Tuesday, the attendance at theater-like venues should not exceed 30 percent of the space’s capacities, and the audience should keep a distance of at least one meter between one another. Performing centers with multiple venues can only have one open at a time, the document reads. The ministry has also unveiled similar guidelines on the reopening of Internet cafes and entertainment venues, which limit the number of customers allowed at such venues to no more than 50 percent of their ratified numbers. Audience and customers at performance venues, Internet cafes, and entertainment venues must wear face masks, have their temperatures taken, and display their health codes at entrances. The document also encourages online services such as online ticket purchases and payments to limit the number of patrons. The National Health Commission said Thursday that it received reports of three newly confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Wednesday. The three cases were domestically transmitted, with two in Liaoning Province and one in Jilin Province, the commission said in its daily report. No newly suspected cases or deaths were reported Wednesday on the mainland, according to the commission. On Wednesday, six people were discharged from hospitals after recovery, while the number of severe cases decreased by one, down to nine. As of Wednesday, the overall confirmed cases on the mainland had reached 82,929, including 101 patients who were still being treated, and 78,195 people who had been discharged after recovery. Altogether 4,633 people had died of the disease, the commission said. By Wednesday, the mainland had reported a total of 1,692 imported cases. Of the cases, 1,632 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery, and 60 remained hospitalized with three in severe conditions. No deaths from the imported cases had been reported. (Xinhua) |