Foreigners Gather Together Without Masks in Beijing Chaoyang Park, Staff: Civilized Evacuation

“I went to Beijing Chaoyang Park at three or four in the afternoon and found that many foreigners on the lawn were having a picnic without wearing masks.” On April 5, a reader told the reporter.

The reporter saw on social media on April 5th that many people had printed photos of the spring tour in Chaoyang Park.

Among them, a netizen said that “a large number of foreign students do not wear masks in Chaoyang Park.” And then, Beijing Chaoyang Park officially responded to netizens that “park administrators and security personnel have arrived at the scene for civilized evacuation.”

With the warming of the temperature and the arrival of the Qingming holiday, the number of tourists in parks has increased, and Chaoyang Park is surrounded by international communities and embassy areas. As a tourist, the reporter called the Chaoyang Park Tourist Service Center. The staff said that these days are just a small holiday and there are quite a few people. Chaoyang Park has a current limit of 30,000 people per day. Currently, only six gate areas open: South Gate, South Gate 2, East 5+ Gate, East Gate 7, West Gate, and West Gate 4.

Chaoyang Park issued a current limit notice on March 31. When the number of tourists stranded in the park reached 30,000, ticket sales will be suspended in all areas of Chaoyang Park, and the parking lots will also be temporarily closed to the public to suspend visitors.

In addition to measures such as tourists entering the park to measure body temperature, prompt to wear masks to enter the park, spot disinfection in the park, posters and broadcast announcements, it is reported that from March 29, the park has also set up 2 patrol cars, 1 battery car and civilized garden evacuation team composed of 10 people, once find that the people gather immediately, they rush to the scene for evacuation.

For outings, Yang Hu, deputy chief physician of the Department of Respiratory Medicine of Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, once reminded in an interview with the Health Times that outings should be well protected. Those who have asymptomatic virus in many places need to be extra cautious to prevent repeated infections caused by infection. In addition, when you need to drink water, it is best to choose a place with less ventilation; the diet is best to bring some dry food, do not go to the restaurant to eat again, so as to avoid infection during mask removal. You can bring some disposable hand sanitizer and disinfectant paper towels. Whether you eat, drink, or use the toilet, wash your hands before and after. There are also parents who take their children out, so they must restrain the children.