A spike in cases across Asia has followed this month’s holiday.
Tag: Lunar New Year
Collateral Damage of China’s Virus Policy: Fruit
The closure of Chinese land borders and the tightened screening of goods have driven Southeast Asian fruit farmers into debt. Many have had to abandon their harvest.
Year of the Tiger Overshadows the Olympic Panda
In Beijing, the Lunar New Year has been a bigger preoccupation for many residents, while others have gone back to their hometowns for the holiday.
Omicron Surge in Asia Restricts Travel for Lunar New Year
The Omicron variant has dampened the plans of tens of millions of people across several Asian countries to travel for the holiday.
China’s Covid Outbreak Complicates Safety Plan for Beijing Olympics
Officials are racing to extinguish a spate of coronavirus infections around the country.
A Bored China Propels Box Office Sales to a Record
“Detective Chinatown 3” received tepid reviews, but Covid-19 travel restrictions drove many to the movies when they might have been journeying to their hometowns instead.
To Avoid an Outbreak, China Cancels Lunar New Year for Millions of Migrants
China has added restrictions, offered incentives and appealed to a sense of filial and national responsibility, in an effort to prevent about 300 million migrant workers from going home for the holiday.
China Places Over 22 Million on Lockdown Amid New Covid Wave
The country is experiencing its worst coronavirus flare-up since last summer, testing the government’s success in subduing the disease.
Hong Kong Says It Will Begin Evacuating Residents From Wuhan
The death of one Hong Kong resident in the mainland Chinese city heightened fears for thousands of others stuck in the center of the coronavirus outbreak.
Beijing in the Time of Coronavirus: No Traffic, Empty Parks and Fear
The Chinese capital, like other cities far from the epidemic’s center, has imposed restrictions and shut down public spaces, straining the ties that bind society.