Recently, several confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported in some areas of Shijiazhuang City and Xingtai City in Hebei Province, which lead a grim situation for epidemic prevention and control. TSIC resolutely implements the decisions and arrangements of Hebei Provincial Party Committee, Tangshan Municipal Party Committee, HBIS Group and HBIS Tang Steel，In combination with the new features and problems in the new stage, to implement the measures strictly, and ensure that there is no risk at all in the company's epidemic prevention and control.

On December 31, 2020, TSIC leading group for epidemic prevention and control hold an emergency meeting, to arrange that fully implement measures for epidemic prevention and control & COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control work during the New Year and Spring Festival accurately, which require each department and each branch mainly pays special attention to the nonlocal epidemic, ensure to realize the goal “zero input, zero infection, zero transmission.”

Pay close attention to the risk level changing in different places, continue to strengthen investigation, resolutely implement the requirements of “early detect, early report, early quarantine and early treatment”, carry out investigation, control and detection measures for each employees and their families through multi-channels and means, to ensure that all investigation and quarantine are done thoroughly.

(Investigation for employees and their families back from the middle and high risk areas)

Strictly implement staff temperature measurement, code scanning, registration, ventilation, disinfection, wearing masks and other daily control measures; Strictly manage visitors, inquire about the source and register in detail, implement measures such as wearing masks, taking temperature, checking health code and vehicle disinfection; Three times a day sterilization in office area strictly, for dining hall, elevator, stair handrails, toilets and other key areas carry out several times sterilization a day.

On January 7th, 2021, the canteen supply is cancelled according to the government's requirement, meanwhile strict requirements are made on the meals distribution.

On January 11, 2021, TSIC cooperate with Tangshan No. 9 Hospital to actively carry out nucleic acid testing for all employees, including 608 employees of TSIC and its subsidiaries such as Hebei Three-Ring, Tangshan Yuxiangzhuoyi, Bohai guoxin.

Epidemic prevention and control is a tough battle, TSIC will thoroughly implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's requirements, which include “strengthening confidence, pulling together in times of difficulty, scientific prevention and treatment, and precise measures”, guide the staff firmly without paralysis of thought, war-weariness, fluky psychology, slacken mentality, continue to consolidate the hard-won development of epidemic prevention and control & business development achievements, to ensure the safety and health of employees and their families, so as to have a peaceful and harmony Spring Festival.