Tourist attractions in Shanghai should impose reservation systems to limit visitors to 50 percent of maximum daily capacity when they reopen to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus pneumonia, a notice issued by the city's tourism authorities on Friday states.

The schedule for reopening will be based on the city's pneumonia prevention and control situation, says the notice issued by the Shanghai Culture and Tourism Administration.

Tourist attraction operators should make public their maximum capacity and impose real-name ticket purchases and tours, the notice says.

Materials on the prevention of the epidemic in both Chinese and English should be distributed to tourists.

Visitors are required to have their body temperatures measured at the entrances of tourist attractions and those with a temperature higher than 37.3 degrees Celsius will be refused entry, according to the notice.

Tourists from key infection areas will have their basic information and health status registered.

The opening of indoor venues at scenic areas should be strictly controlled with disinfection and ventilation measures imposed, and indoor venues without good ventilation or good air quality are not allowed to open, the guideline states.

Festival activities and events with the potential for gathering are banned at tourist attractions in the city, and wild animals raised at tourist attractions should be quarantined.

Staff at scenic spots must have their body temperatures measured before entry, with a daily registration system imposed, and they must wear masks and guide tourists to keep a distance of more than 1 meter during tours and prevent gathering, the notice says.

Guides inside tourist attractions should keep a distance of over 1 meter from tourists and use wireless electronics for communication, according to the notice.

Wheelchairs, umbrellas, crutches and audio guides for tourist rent must be disinfected upon each use, and disinfectants should be prepared at tourist centers for free use.

Public facilities and electronic screens inside tourist attractions should be disinfected twice daily.

The use of bikes, ships, and electro-mobiles inside tourist attractions should be avoided, and twice disinfection daily must be ensured if they are used, according to the notice.

Tourist attraction operators should guide tourists to keep distance when using these transportation means, and diners should sit alone when having meals at restaurants inside scenic spots.

They should report to district disease prevention and control authorities immediately once they spot suspected cases, according to the notice.

Temporary quarantine spots should be set up at tourist attractions, and training on the prevention of the epidemic should be conducted among staff, the notice says.