Every year, we read headlines about the "world's largest human migration" when millions of Chinese people leave their places of work to head home and visit the family during the Lunar New Year.
But this year, a cloud hangs over the holiday period as China continues to battle sporadic outbreaks of Covid-19 across the country.
The 40-day travel season kicked off on Thursday, and the transport ministry estimated 1.2 billion trips would be made over the holiday period. But while that number sounds high, that number would be a 60% drop from 2019, underscoring the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
The airport reported about a 50% drop in passenger traffic on Thursday compared with the usual
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Jan 29, 2021