According to the requirements of epidemic prevention and control during the Spring Festival, rural weddings and funerals have been suspended, and it is advocated to postpone weddings, simplify funerals and not hold banquets. Looking at the news, knews reporter visited the rural residential clubs in the suburbs of Shanghai yesterday (7th) and found that they were closed, and unnecessary gathering activities had been suspended.

Tailai club in Tailai village, Xiayang street, Qingpu District, has two floors and can accommodate 700 people. At present, the club is temporarily closed. Nearly 80 tables for wedding banquet and birthday party have been unsubscribed. Windows are opened every day for ventilation and regular disinfection. Villager Yan Xiaofeng said: “respond to national policies and prevent and control the epidemic.” Considering the approaching Chinese new year, the demand for banquets is increasing. The street has strengthened the frequency of visits and inspections to the four banquet sites above designated size within its jurisdiction, and tried to persuade the villagers flexibly to minimize unnecessary gathering in the near future.

For more than 300 foreign employees who responded to the call and stayed in Shanghai for the new year, the trade union will grant subsidies and call on enterprises to implement employee benefits. During the Spring Festival, the enterprise will open the staff canteen and purchase special ingredients to facilitate the left behind employees to cook their hometown dishes.