BEIJING: China said on Monday (Jan 30) that the COVID-19 situation in the country was at a 'low level', and that fever clinic visits due to the coronavirus during Chinese New Year dropped about 40 per cent from before the week-long holiday. 'The overall epidemic situation in the country has entered a low l
Passenger trips during the annual travel rush period reached 892 million between Jan 7 and Jan 29, up 56 per cent from 2022, a transport ministry official told reporters, but down 46.9 per cent from the same period in 2019.
A prominent government scientist said on Jan 21 that 80 per cent of people had already been infected - making remote the possibility of a big rebound in cases in the coming months.
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