Previous NextWith the Chinese Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival around the corner, the preparation work for the annual travel rush have begun, as millions head home to celebrate the winter break and a reunion with family members, the state media reports. Virologists seem confident for the festival, as compared with the last Spring Festival, because the country has been well prepared to prevent another wave of coronavirus resurgence. Spring Festival travel rush, or "chun-yun" begins from January 28 and ends at March 8, according to China's National Development and Reform Commission. It's estimated that 3 billion person/trips will be made during the travel rush. Judging from the domestic epidemic prevention and control situation, spring travel will not be affected by the virus, Yang Zhanqiu, deputy director of the pathogen biology department at Wuhan University told the Global Times on Wednesday.

Source: The Standard December 24, 2020 08:26 UTC