According to the latest news, the General Office of the Ministry of Commerce issued a notice on the 5th regarding organizing the resumption of work and business of trading enterprises. The notice states that enterprises with conditions should be organized to resume work and business as soon as possible, promptly coordinate and solve difficulties in resuming work, and guide enterprises to effectively implement epidemic prevention and control. The full text is as follows: To the competent commerce departments of all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the central government, cities with independent planning status, and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps: At present, we are in the critical stage of epidemic prevention and control for the novel coronavirus pneumonia. Affected by the epidemic, coupled with multiple factors such as extended holidays and personnel returning to cities, the demand for daily necessities in large and medium-sized cities continues to increase, and the situation for ensuring the supply of daily necessities is more complex and the task more arduous. In order to do a good job in ensuring the market supply of daily necessities, the following matters are hereby notified regarding organizing the resumption of work and business of trading enterprises: I. Organize enterprises with conditions to resume work and business as soon as possible Commerce departments at all levels should, under the unified leadership and deployment of the local party committee and government, deeply understand the epidemic prevention, personnel, and commodity reserve situations of relevant trading enterprises, and actively support trading enterprises with epidemic prevention conditions (including: wholesale markets, supermarkets, convenience stores, community vegetable stores, etc.) to resume business as soon as possible. Measures should be taken to guide enterprises in doing a good job in procurement, transportation, distribution, and replenishment of goods, and effectively ensure that qualified trading enterprises can smoothly resume work and business. It is necessary to fully utilize the advantages of large trading chain enterprises with many outlets and rich varieties, and give play to their backbone role in ensuring market supply. It is necessary to utilize the advantages of small and medium-sized trading enterprises with flexible operations and proximity to community residents, and give play to their role in dispersed and immediate purchases, fully meeting residents' needs for daily necessities. II. Promptly coordinate and solve difficulties in resuming work and business It is necessary to promptly grasp the changes in supply and demand in the local daily necessities market, and promptly handle and report abnormal situations such as panic buying, out-of-stock, and major price fluctuations. For difficulties and problems encountered in the resumption of work and business of trading enterprises, under the unified coordination of the local living materials support group, active measures should be taken to promote and coordinate solutions. For the operating conditions, difficulties and problems, and relevant policy suggestions of trading enterprises during the epidemic prevention and control period, close tracking and investigation should be conducted, and after summarizing, they should be reported to the Ministry of Commerce. III. Guide enterprises to effectively implement epidemic prevention and control At present, we are in the critical period of epidemic prevention and control. Doing a good job in epidemic prevention and control is crucial to ensuring the resumption of work and business of trading enterprises. Commerce departments at all levels should, in accordance with the overall requirements of local epidemic prevention and control, combined with the characteristics of trading enterprises, do a solid job in epidemic prevention and control of trading enterprises. It is necessary to guide enterprises to do a good job in hygiene and epidemic prevention measures for business premises, facilities and equipment, business environment, staff, and commodities, establish and improve epidemic prevention management systems, give priority to ensuring frontline employees are equipped with protective supplies, reasonably arrange personnel flow lines, do a good job in personnel guidance, avoid crowd gathering, clean and disinfect business premises daily, and effectively ensure the continuous, stable, and safe operation of trading enterprises. Commerce departments at all levels should further improve their political stance, fully understand the significance of trading enterprises resuming work and business for ensuring market supply, meeting people's livelihood needs, stabilizing social expectations, and winning the battle against the epidemic, firmly establish a people-centered development philosophy, enhance the sense of urgency, compact and tighten work responsibilities, and quickly organize and do a good job in all work related to the resumption of work and business of trading enterprises. Please report relevant work situations to the Ministry of Commerce (Department of Circulation Development) in a timely manner. General Office of the Ministry of Commerce February 5, 2020 In recent days, due to the continuous spread of the epidemic, many prefecture-level, county-level, and even town-level units have been implementing varying degrees of city closures and road closures. Yesterday, in communication with a county-level distributor, I learned that they originally started work on the fifth day of the lunar new year, but on the eleventh day of the first lunar month, they received a notice from local authorities to suspend work, with the specific time to be notified later. This not only affected business sales but also affected the normal supply of small retail stores and supermarkets. The issuance of this document can effectively alleviate the business pressure of distributors and the inventory backlog of some goods. It not only ensures the supply of daily necessities for the retail and consumer ends but also alleviates the operational difficulties of distributors as small and medium-sized enterprises!