China's 40-Day Period Of Lunar New Year Travel (The Grat Migration) Begins

 

VOA/Reuters: China's 'Great Migration' Kicks Off Under Shadow of COVID 

SHANGHAI — China on Saturday marked the first day of "chun yun," the 40-day period of Lunar New Year travel known pre-pandemic as the world's largest annual migration of people, bracing for a huge increase in travelers and the spread of COVID-19 infections. 

This Lunar New Year public holiday, which officially begins January 21, will be the first since 2020 without domestic travel restrictions. Over the last month China has seen the dramatic dismantling of its "zero-COVID" regime following historic protests against a policy that included frequent testing, restricted movement, mass lockdowns and heavy damage to the world's No.2 economy.  

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WNU Editor: That is a lot of trips .... 2.1 billion trips expected during Chinese New Year (CGTN).  

Update: We should all be anxious .... Anxious lunar new year period in China as millions travel while Covid spreads (The Guardian).

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