A theatre in South China's Guangdong Province on Tuesday apologized and said it had revised an admission notice which prohibited the entry of visitors who were once infected with COVID-19, amid an outcry against discrimination.
An internet user on Weibo exposed online that the revised notice of entry by the Foshan Grand Theatre in Foshan city, South China's Guangdong Province, contained apparent discriminatory terms against recovered COVID-19 patients.
The notice specified in its terms revised on July 8 that recovered confirmed patients who have been discharged from hospital, asymptomatic infections who have been released from centralized quarantine and personnel who are still under follow-up or medical observation are prohibited from entering the theater.
According to media reports, the rule was also stipulated in the notice of entry requirements released by the theatre as early as last December. Apart from it, people with 10 abnormal symptoms including fever, dry cough, fatigue, loss of smell and taste, blocked nose, runny nose, sore throat, conjunctivitis, muscle pain and diarrhea were also denied entry into the theater in the notice last December.
Amid the outcry against discrimination, the theatre updated the admission notice around Tuesday noon, stipulating that confirmed patients and asymptomatic infections cured and discharged from hospital who are still under home health monitoring are prohibited from entering the theater.
