China, 8th May: Last week, the State Council of China (SCC) released a set of important guidelines. Crucially, the document contained a statement allowing exhibitions to restart based on local conditions. Much of the decision-making will be left to local authorities in China at the city- and provincial-level. The document also offered guidance on the prevention of imported and domestic cases of COVID-19.

Published on the Chinese government’s official website, the SCC authorities noted that measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 can now be reduced to “normal level.” The SCC document cites a number of industries and activities that this directive covers including “public spaces, event spaces and events.”