It is hereby notified that except those responsible for urban and rural operation (water supply, power supply, oil and gas utilities, communications, public transportation, environmental protection, municipal sanitation, etc.), infection prevention and control (medical equipment, drugs, protective equipment production, transportation and sales, etc.), daily necessities (supermarkets, food production, logistics and distribution, etc.) and other fields relating to people’s livelihood and well-being, all other enterprises shall not resume work for the time being, and schools at all levels shall postpone the start of the 2020 spring semester. The exact resumption date will be informed in advance for preparation.

Tianjin Headquarters on Prevention and Control of Novel Coronavirus

31 January, 2020