Part Of The Textile Enterprises Of Prato To Resume Operation Of Chinese Business: The Situation Is Grim But We Must Remain Optimistic.

Recently, the new crown pneumonia epidemic in Italy has been gradually controlled, and the transition to the "second stage" of the epidemic has also been favorable for Chinese businessmen. Italy's "Evening Post" reported that Italy Chinatown is being reopened gradually: Tuscany has recently authorized part of the textile enterprises in the Prato region to resume operation activities. Although it is impossible to carry out actual production and sales, it can carry out equipment maintenance and other preparations for resumption of production. This is also the foundation for the resumption of production in the second stage of the epidemic.

The executive order signed by Chairman Enrico Rossi of the Tuscany region (Enrico Rossi) initially concerns the production of enterprises through "animal and plant raw materials", so as to prevent deterioration of raw materials. Subsequently, Matteo Bifoni, mayor of Prato city (Matteo Biffoni) and the relevant business circles requested that the scope be extended to the textile industry of Prato. The decision involves more than 2000 enterprises. Accordingly, the relevant enterprises must comply with the measures prescribed by the government decree. Rossi said, "the decision to allow enterprises to carry out maintenance work has two goals: preventing animal and natural fabrics from rotting, and preventing waste from polluting production sites".

There is no doubt that the slowing down of the epidemic in Tuscany as a whole is also one of the key factors affecting the decision. Previously, many people were worried about the spread of the epidemic through Chinatown. But the actual situation is that, before the local government took measures, considering the seriousness of the epidemic at that time, the local Chinese have been strictly isolated since February, and have stopped the relevant economic activities, leaving their children at home and controlling social activities. Statistics show that over 2500 Chinese returned to Italy from Asia in the early stage of the outbreak, but they did a good job of self isolation and showed a high degree of self-discipline. These measures have also achieved good results, but very few Chinese communities are infected with the new crown pneumonia virus in Chinese communities in the area.

Ansha reported that Prato health officials said that local Chinese and the authorities actively cooperate to carry out epidemic prevention and control work, which is also the reason why the infection rate in Tuscany is far below the average level in Italy.

The European Association of Chinese young entrepreneurs, based in Prato, expressed appreciation for Enrico Rossi's decision. Lorenzo Wang, a member of the association, said, "through partial recovery operations, relevant enterprises can maintain textile materials and equipment to avoid greater losses. At the same time, with the cancellation of summer orders, orders for autumn and winter may come one after another, which also puts forward higher requirements for enterprises to resume production. Because of the epidemic situation, local Chinese businessmen are facing a grim situation, but we must remain optimistic.

In addition, Lorenzo Wang is cautious about the resumption of operations in May 4th. "At present, the epidemic situation in Italy is still grim, and the potential risk of resuming work and reproducing is high. Therefore, we suggest that the government be more cautious in promoting the resumption of production."

It is reported that since the outbreak of the outbreak in Italy, in addition to stop production and operation activities, many local Chinese businessmen and Chinese people are committed to assisting the government in carrying out epidemic prevention and control work, and at the same time establishing relevant network chat groups to disseminate the necessary information for epidemic prevention and control.

Matteo Bifoni said, "many people wrote to me that they received a mask as a gift from their Chinese neighbors." He said, "this move has impressed the local residents and made important contributions to the containment of the epidemic."

AGI news agency also published an article saying: "since the outbreak of the outbreak, the Chinese community has played an exemplary role and has made a positive contribution to the fight against the epidemic."