The Chinese government Thursday once again “advised” citizens to stay at home ahead of Lunar New Year, the Chinese New Year, throwing the travel plans of millions into disarray. Some trains and flights were also canceled, as Beijing is determined to keep COVID-19 cases low at all costs.
The capital Beijing is in the grip of a “complex Covid-19 situation,” city health authorities warned Thursday, as the start of the 40-day peak travel period began for the Lunar New Year holiday.
The festival, for many Chinese people the only opportunity to see relatives in the year, sees the world’s biggest annual human movement as hundreds of millions criss-cross the country.
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