Announcement of Xiangfu District, Kaifeng City on further improving epidemic prevention and control during the Qingming Festival in the district

Announcement from Xiangfu District, Kaifeng City on further improving epidemic prevention and control during the Qingming Festival in the district

The grass is green every year, and it is Qingming time again. This is a time to carefully look back on the past, remember our ancestors, and place our memories in remembrance, but it is also a critical period for our district to decisively fight the new crown epidemic. In order to avoid imported and clustered epidemics caused by memorial and sweeping activities during the Qingming Festival, and to effectively protect the life safety and health of the people in the region, the epidemic prevention and control work during the Qingming Festival is hereby announced as follows:

1 , Cross-district memorial sweeps are strictly prohibited

In view of the current domestic epidemic situation, which is widespread, widespread and frequent, the majority of residents in the region must consciously suspend or reduce memorial sweep activities. Tomb-sweeping in rural areas should be carried out simply and from a young age, so that no one leaves the village to do so unless necessary, and no one is allowed to go across towns or villages to do so. Migrant workers in the region will not return to Xiangxiang unless necessary, and their visits to their hometowns for funerals and sweeps will be temporarily suspended to reduce the risk of road infection and importation.

2. Consciously disperse the gatherings and sweeps

Residents in the entire district must consciously refrain from gathering, gathering, organizing or participating in gathering activities and dinner parties. For sporadic graves in rural areas, it is necessary to minimize the number of people who perform sacrifices and sweeps, shorten the time for sacrifices and sweeps, and disperse and separate personnel as soon as possible. During the memorial sweep, take personal protection and reduce close contact.

3. Promote civilized sacrifices

Sacrificing ancestors during the Qingming Festival is in the heart but not in form. The majority of residents should change their concept of sacrifice and change the way they perform sacrifices and sweeps. It is prohibited to burn incense, paper, or set off fireworks and firecrackers. Priority should be given to online memorial services, commissioned memorial services, home memorials, etc. to remember the deceased, and to use spiritual worship instead of on-site physical memorial services.

4. Consolidate the responsibilities of the four parties

Party, government and mass organizations, enterprises and institutions, and township cadres and workers at all levels in the region must take the lead in setting an example, setting an example, and taking the lead in implementing epidemic prevention and control requirements , guide family members and relatives, mobilize friends around them to consciously implement relevant regulations on epidemic prevention and control, actively persuade relatives from other places not to return home during the epidemic prevention and control period, and be advocates and practitioners of civilized and safe sacrifices. Epidemic prevention and control is everyone’s responsibility. Civilized sacrifices and simplicity and frugality are the needs of the current epidemic prevention and control situation. Residents in the region are requested to actively cooperate with the epidemic prevention and control work, jointly build strong barriers to epidemic prevention and control to protect people's lives and health, and have a safe, civilized and orderly Qingming Festival. Anyone who violates the relevant requirements of this notice and causes adverse consequences such as the spread of the epidemic will be held accountable in accordance with laws and regulations.

This notice shall come into effect on the date of issuance.

New coronavirus pneumonia in Xiangfu District, Kaifeng City

Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters Office

March 28, 2022