It’s time to take down the curtains in these public places

On March 1, at Gate 1 of Tongzhou Wanda Plaza, customers had to pass through curtains to enter and exit.

Many public places generally hang curtains at the door to keep out the wind and keep warm in winter. However, under the current epidemic situation, many citizens have reported that cotton door curtains affect ventilation and pose a risk of cross-infection. On February 23, the 31st meeting of the Beijing New Crown Pneumonia Epidemic Prevention and Control Leading Group emphasized that \”one-meter thread\” and taking off door curtains should be required as required actions in public places. In the past few days, reporters have visited many shopping malls, subway stations and other public places and found that door curtains are still hanging in some places.

Exit C2 of Hujialou Metro Station

The door curtain of the passage was touched black and shiny

Some citizens reported that a person at Exit C2 of Hujialou Metro Station There are also curtains hanging in the passage, which are frequently touched by passers-by, posing a risk of cross-infection. On February 29, the reporter came to Exit C2 of Hujialou Subway Station and saw that the ground-level building at the entrance was adjacent to a commercial plaza. Walking down the passageway, after walking up a flight of steps, you can see a gate with a hanging Close the door curtain. These cotton door curtains are relatively thick and consist of 7 small door curtains. There are basically no gaps between adjacent door curtains, which tightly block the exit. There are many stains on the door curtains, and some areas have been touched black and shiny. There is a piece of A4 printing paper posted on the wall next to the door curtain, which reads: \”Due to the subway traffic restrictions during the epidemic prevention and control period, subway exit C2 will be closed at 17:00 every day.\”

However, even if a time limit is adopted, Due to traffic flow measures, there are still many passengers entering and exiting the station. A woman who works in a nearby office building told reporters that after exiting the subway gate, there are two ways to get to the ground. One is through the passage at the door curtain, and the other is by taking the escalator in the shopping mall. \”However, because we are currently in the midst of an epidemic, the road between the shopping mall and the subway is closed, so many people come in and out every day through the entrance with the curtain.\”

The reporter also noticed that originally, The sign \”Go to Hujialou Subway Station\” located above the entrance is also covered by the door curtain. Apart from this, there are no other obvious entrance signs, making it difficult to identify the entrance to the subway. During the interview, a man carrying heavy objects asked the reporter: \”Is this leading to the subway?\” After receiving a positive answer, he lifted the door curtain and then squeezed in with difficulty, including people and objects. Go in.

The reporter reported the door curtain problem to the person on duty at the subway stationA staff member responded that the passage and door curtain were not under the jurisdiction of the subway company, but belonged to the adjacent Good World Commercial Plaza. She said she would actively contact the property management of the commercial plaza to remove the curtain as soon as possible. Subsequently, the reporter followed the contact information on the billboard in the underground passage and called the mall\’s property phone number. A staff member replied that he would forward the issue to the relevant person in charge for further processing.

Tongzhou Wanda Plaza

The twists and turns of the door curtain are like walking in a maze

The Wanda Plaza located on Xinhua West Street, Tongzhou District originally had 10 entrances and exits, but due to the epidemic, During this period, in order to limit passenger flow, most entrances and exits have been closed. Currently, only Gate 1 in the northeast and Gate 2 in the northwest can enter and exit normally. On March 1, when the reporter visited, he saw a row of golden door curtains hanging at the entrance of Door No. 1. However, the small doors corresponding to these door curtains were all closed, and only a few small doors corresponding to the silver-white door curtains on the west side were passable. , and a notice \”This square has been disinfected\” was posted on the glass panel next to it. As soon as the reporter opened the heavy curtain and was about to go in, he heard a woman on her way out complaining to her companions: \”The area around the door is covered with curtains and there is no ventilation. If there is really a virus, it cannot be discharged at all.\” ! ”

After opening the first curtain, continue to walk forward, enter and turn left to reach the second curtain. After walking straight forward for four or five meters, you must pass through the third curtain, then turn right and pass the fourth curtain. After turning right, you come to the fifth door curtain. Continue to walk forward four or five meters, pass through the sixth curtain, then turn left and pass through an open small door, and then you truly enter the mall. There are staff taking the temperature of customers here, and only those who pass the test can enter. However, if there are many people, it will be difficult to maintain a \”one-meter distance\” between customers.

The reporter noticed that due to the existence of these curtains, once several customers come in and out at the same time, the lifting and opening will lead to slow traffic efficiency and can easily lead to the phenomenon of waiting in groups. And such a complicated design also makes it easy for customers who are unfamiliar with the route to go wrong. Although there are \”entrance\” and \”exit\” signs posted on the door curtain, many customers still habitually go straight after entering the first door. \”There are so many twists and turns, and you have to lift the door curtain again and again. It\’s like walking through a maze.\” Such complaints continued among the people passing by.

“The door curtains will make the air circulation difficult, and there are so many of them. Everyone will touch them with their hands frequently when entering and exiting, and there is also a certain risk of cross-infection.” A man said worriedly. The reporter observed statistics at the door. In just 5 minutes, a total of 71 people entered and exited through the door curtain. The frequency of use can be said to be quite high. \”Now that the weather is warmer and not so cold, you can consider taking off these door curtains.\” An old man pushing a small shopping cart said that it is very inconvenient for customers like him to enter and exit with large items.

Then the reporter went to Gate 2 of the shopping mall. Although you also need to go around and around to enter this door, it is accessible.There was no door curtain in the passage. Although there are still some curtains at Gate 2 that have not been removed, the corresponding doors are closed and have no impact on traffic.

The reporter called the customer service number of the mall, and a staff member said that she would communicate and coordinate the door curtain issues reported by the reporter with the relevant person in charge, and provide feedback as soon as possible.

Photograph by intern reporter Sun Yanan and Wen Bing