China Thursday requested folks to limit their journey till the tip of October as the danger of recent coronavirus outbreaks remained excessive.
Well being, transport, and state council officers informed reporters that the pandemic was nonetheless excessive and protection in opposition to imported instances remained underneath intense stress, state-run China Information Service reported.
They warned that Covid-19 was spreading in China so the upcoming holidays for the mid-autumn competition on Sep.12 and the nationwide vacation in early October posed a threat of propagation because of higher mobility.
The transport ministry anticipated the variety of journeys for the mid-autumn competition to be 32 p.c decrease than in 2020 and 53 p.c decrease than in 2019.
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