The tourism – service industry in Beijing was heavily affected by the epidemic

The largest amusement park in Beijing, Universal had to close for 5 days, a big loss in revenue in this big business season. Although there are only around 50 positive cases per day, the city government requires people not to eat and drink at restaurants and eateries, most restaurants only serve takeout. Large food chains suffered heavy damage, small restaurants, mostly closed, with a few remaining inactive. Service and tourism activities in Beijing of 23 million people have been severely affected.

Workers on the outskirts of Beijing city or neighboring Hebei province gathered at bus stations from 4-5 am to get to the city center in time. Because of the pandemic, the functional sector has regulated many inspection procedures for workplace certification, testing, and vaccination. Manual laborers are even more difficult because many construction sites have stopped working, many people from outside the province are in a dilemma because they are quarantined for 14 days when returning to their hometown.

The streets of China are empty due to the implementation of social distancing. (Photo: EPA-EFE)

Two-thirds of the provinces and cities in China, depending on the epidemic situation, make regulations on epidemic prevention during 5 days of public holidays. The most common is the requirement to be tested when entering amusement parks and public areas. Regulations on capacity to serve many services are reduced to 50-75%, so jobs are increasingly difficult.

The continuous support from the Chinese Government such as tax reduction, rent reduction for small business households and workers still seems to be nothing compared to the damage they have suffered from the recurring epidemic. again.

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