As many provinces are hesitant to resume production out of fear of the coronavirus infection, two provinces in China, Jiangxi and Guizhou, have started working on fully resuming production.
On February 13, after Xi Jinping warned that excessive measures to contain the coronavirus could harm the economy, Jiangxi, a neighboring province of Hubei, called for combining the epidemic prevention efforts and resuming production efforts together. The Paper reported that it is the first province that has tried to resume production. It issued an order on February 16 that businesses do not need to apply for approval to resume production; employees returning to work do not need to provide health certificates; and employees, if not from Hubei province, do not need to be quarantined.
By February 16, Guizhou had removed 1,976 epidemic testing check points including 467 check points on highways. Among its 96 counties and districts (inside major cities), 41 had restored public transit and taxi services and 21 counties had restored intra-province bus services.
[Editor’s Note: Jiangxi Provincial Party Secretary Liu Qi served under Xi when Xi was Zhejiang Provincial Party Secretary. Three previous Guizhou Party Secretaries were Li Zhanshu (Head of People’s Congress), Zhao Kezhi (Minister of Public Security), and Chen Min’er. They were either Xi’s close allies or his subordinates.]Related postings on Chinascope:
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1. Excerpt in Chinese:
2月16日深夜，江西省新型冠状病毒感染的肺炎疫情防控应急指挥部发布了第14号令。
澎湃新闻注意到，上述第14号令要求江西复工复产改为报备制，返岗员工无需提供健康证明；除来自湖北等重疫区人员外，对其他地区的务工人员在进行必要的健康监测后，一律取消隔离要求。
澎湃新闻此前报道，江西是首个提出统筹疫情防控与复工复产结合的省份。2月13日，江西发布《关于进一步落实“科学防控、精准施策”要求，做好疫情防控和复工复产有关事项的公告》。该公告称，以县域为单元实施分区分级管控，将100个县（市、区）分为重、较重、较轻、轻四种类型，分别实行封闭式管控和流动性管控，并提出统筹疫情防控与复工复产结合。同时，为全面保障道路交通畅通，省内县（市、区）之间全面取消国道、省道、高速公路出入口设置的疫情防控检疫点或检测站。
Source: The Paper, February 17, 2020
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_6032920
2. Excerpt in Chinese:
中新网贵阳2月16日电 (记者 周娴)记者16日晚从贵州省交通运输厅获悉，截至16日18时，贵州全省共撤除城市、城乡交通检疫点1976个，其中高速467个，全省通往机场、高铁站的检疫点正常运行。
贵州省96个县区(含高新区)中，41个恢复了城市公交和出租，比15日增加了10个；21个县开通了省内客运班线，比昨日增加了5个。但跨省长途班线还未恢复，农民工跨省运输仍采用包车方式点对点服务，目前已有3个县市已开行7趟跨省包车。未来几天，道路运输复运情况会有明显进展。
Source: China News Service, February 16, 2020
https://m.chinanews.com/wap/detail/zw/gn/2020/02-16/9093827.shtml