China faces bleak holidays as Covid Zero disrupts travel

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, with the government's stringent Covid Zero restrictions and fears of infection expected to keep many people at home during the upcoming Labour Day break.

, with the government's stringent Covid Zero restrictions and fears of infection expected to keep many people at home during the upcoming Labour Day break.

Government officials estimate that passenger traffic over the five-day holiday that begins on Saturday will plunge 62 per cent from last year, road traffic will drop by half and travel by plane could slump 77 per cent. Even when the number of tourists trips recovered to pre-pandemic levels last year, holidaymakers were still spending a lot less and making shorter, local trips.on Friday and Saturday, according to local media Yicai.

Authorities in Beijing, Guangdong, popular beach spot Hainan and other regions have all issued warnings to residents not to travel outside the province.

 

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