Guangzhou firms prepare to resume work, production

Many companies in Guangzhou, South China’s Guangdong Province are actively preparing to resume work and production after the local government announced optimized anti-epidemic measures and vowed to stabilize overall economic development.

Guangzhou is making every effort to stabilize general economic development as well as the development fundamentals of the majority of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), Huang Xingyao, deputy director of the Guangzhou Municipal Industry and Information Technology Bureau, said on Wednesday during a press conference on epidemic prevention and control.

After the press conference, a number of employees from Guangzhou-based enterprises told the Global Times that the companies will resume work and production in accordance with local antiCOVID-19 policies.

A white-collar employee working for a vehicle enterprise in Guangzhou surnamed Chen told the Global Times that due to spreading flare-ups, all employees had to work online. “This week the company has cleaned and disinfected its office areas according to the latest epidemic prevention measures, and may resume on-site work in the near future.”

An employee of a branch of Alibaba in Guangzhou told the Global Times that his department will resume normal work from Friday, and a 24-hour negative nucleic acid test result as well as the health code are needed.

Huang noted that the government will set up a special group for industrial enterprises and parks, in a bid to ensure the supply of epidemic prevention materials and living materials.

Additionally, the city vowed to guarantee the stability and smoothness of the supply chains of industrial enterprises, helping enterprises like Guangzhou Automobile Group and Nissan, as well as SMEs resume work and production.

At the press conference, Guangzhou Municipal Health Commission said that it is further optimizing five prevention and control measures.