Anti-epidemic relaxation, retaliatory consumption did not come to Shanghai, the street scene is deserted-International

The Chinese government has intensively loosened the epidemic prevention measures in a short period of time, and no retaliatory consumption has been ushered in. There are no crowds in tourist hotspots, and famous gourmet restaurants are closed. Some store managers pessimistically predict that there may be an avalanche of visitors in the next period, which will be second only to During the closure of the city. The joint defense and joint control mechanism of the State Council issued 10 new measures to optimize epidemic prevention on December 7, and Shanghai also relaxed a number of epidemic prevention requirements, including no longer checking negative nucleic acid test certificates when entering subway stations, and no longer requiring negative nucleic acid test certificates for dining in restaurants; The series of relaxation measures did not lead to a surge in consumer crowds.

Shanghai has relaxed many epidemic prevention requirements, but the streets are extremely deserted.

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[Central News Agency] Chinese officials have intensively loosened the epidemic prevention measures in a short period of time, and no retaliatory consumption has been ushered in. There are no crowds in tourist hotspots, and famous gourmet restaurants are closed. Second only to the lockdown period.

The joint defense and joint control mechanism of the State Council issued 10 new measures to optimize epidemic prevention on December 7, and Shanghai also relaxed a number of epidemic prevention requirements, including no longer checking negative nucleic acid test certificates when entering subway stations, and no longer requiring negative nucleic acid test certificates for dining in restaurants; The series of relaxation measures did not lead to a surge in consumer crowds.

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A person in charge of a hair salon told the Central News Agency that most of the time on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, the appointments are full. After the epidemic prevention measures were relaxed, the appointments were canceled one after another. On Saturday, only 4 customers were picked up all day. There are more people than guests.

He expects that this wave of epidemics will make the store's business bleak, which may only be better than during the closure of Shanghai in the first half of the year.

"I hoped to earn more money before the Chinese New Year," he said with a wry smile.

He believes that the relaxation of epidemic prevention measures is the right approach, and it cannot be closed forever; but it is too fast and too hasty, as if nothing is prepared, "For example, the government can do the rationing of medicines, just like closing the city. It is the same as the antigen that is distributed at the same time, and there is no need for people to rob and find medicine.”

An employee of an arts and cultural venue in Shanghai said that after the introduction of the new 10 anti-epidemic measures, the number of people entering the venue has decreased significantly, and the public is still a little worried about the epidemic;

Another operator of an arts and cultural venue said that the outside world thought that after the relaxation of the epidemic prevention and control measures, the consumption power would be restored. These were all said too quickly. It was clear from the report of the number of people entering the museum that after the epidemic prevention measures were relaxed, The number of people has dropped significantly. The so-called recovery of consumption and economic recovery still have some way to go.

Affected by the COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) epidemic, coupled with the sudden drop in temperature, the 17th and 18th coincided with weekend holidays, but the street scene in Shanghai was deserted. There are no crowds at popular attractions.

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Anti-epidemic relaxation, retaliatory consumption did not come to Shanghai, the street scene is deserted-International