The Ministry of Transport issued a notice to further optimize the implementation of the COVID-19 prevention and control of transportation

Forwarded from Modern Logistics Industry Network 2022-12-09
     On December 7, the Comprehensive Team of the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council issued the Notice on Further Optimizing the Implementation of the Prevention and Control Measures for the COVID-19. All units should further improve their political position, integrate their thoughts and actions into the decision-making and deployment of the CPC Central Committee, adhere to the people first and life first, adhere to the ninth version of the prevention and control plan, implement 20 optimization measures, and implement the requirements of the Notice, so as to do a better job in preventing and controlling COVID-19 in a more scientific and accurate way involving transportation. The relevant matters are hereby notified as follows:
First, optimize nucleic acid detection measures. For passengers who travel across the region through road and waterway passenger transport, public transport, taxi (online car hailing), no longer check the negative nucleic acid test certificate and health code, and cooperate with the territorial joint prevention and control mechanism to cancel the landing inspection.
Second, ensure orderly transport services. Implement the requirements of "no restriction on personnel flow, no shutdown, production or business stoppage in non high risk areas", and do not arbitrarily suspend or restrict passenger transport services in non high risk areas. Under the leadership of the local joint prevention and control mechanism, the emergency travel service in high-risk areas shall be well guaranteed.
Third, ensure smooth transportation and logistics. Cooperate with the relevant departments to implement the policy of "all should be evacuated" for epidemic prevention checkpoints of highways, channels and locks, and do not arbitrarily restrict the passage of vehicles and ships. It is not allowed to shut down expressway service areas, ports and docks, railway stations, airports and postal express distribution centers without authorization on the grounds of epidemic prevention and control. It is strictly prohibited to block or close the expressway, ordinary highway and navigation lock without authorization.
Fourth, strengthen the protection of employees. Carefully organize the front-line employees of transportation and logistics to be included in the "white list" management, and urge them to do a good job in personal protection, vaccination and health monitoring. Antigen detection can be carried out according to the needs of epidemic prevention. Nucleic acid testing shall be carried out for employees in high-risk positions in accordance with relevant regulations, and other personnel are willing to complete the testing.
Fifth, maintain the normal production order. All relevant units shall, together with relevant departments, urge and guide management units such as key passenger and freight transport hub stations, trunk roads, trunk channels, navigation buildings, highway (water) service areas, port enterprises, transport enterprises, etc., optimize and improve the emergency plan for employees to be infected with COVID-19, strengthen personnel management, improve response measures, and ensure that work is not disorderly and services are continuous.
All units should strengthen their work responsibilities, resolutely correct the practices of simplification, "one size fits all", and layer upon layer overweight, oppose and overcome formalism and bureaucracy, scientifically and accurately implement the traffic and transportation measures for epidemic prevention and control, practically solve the outstanding problems in the prevention and control work, and make overall plans for epidemic prevention and control, logistics and safe production. Next, our Ministry will implement the decisions and arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council and the relevant requirements of the joint prevention and control mechanism of the State Council, dynamically optimize the prevention and control measures for transportation epidemic, maximize the protection of people's life safety and health, and minimize the impact of the epidemic on economic and social development.
The State Railway Administration, the Civil Aviation Administration of China and the State Post Office should conscientiously implement the spirit of the Notice in light of actual conditions.