Tanya Tong has two weeks to weigh up whether to see her parents for the Chinese New Year, as a small but persistent resurgence of the virus creates déjà vu one year on from the COVID-19 outbreak, scuttling celebrations across the country.That's the highest level of infection since March 2020The 28-year-old office worker in Beijing is pondering the four-hour flight back to Urumqi — the capital of the Xinjiang region in China's far west.
"If sacrificing your own travel for Chinese New Year means reducing the risk of spreading COVID-19, then I think it's worthwhile."Put in perspective, China's outbreaks are a fraction of what other large population countries are experiencing. But unlike other large population countries, China has implemented a series of containment measures that have been very effective in suppressing the virus.
Few want to miss out again, but the government in Beijing is restricting residents from leaving the city for non-essential reasons.
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