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China reports huge rise in COVID-related deaths after data criticism

China said on Saturday nearly 60,000 people with COVID-19 had died in hospital since it abandoned its zero-COVID policy last month, a huge increase from previously reported figures that follows global criticism of the country's coronavirus data.

Reuters

China COVID Peak to Last 2-3 Months, Hit Rural Areas Next, Says Expert

The peak of China's COVID-19 wave is expected to last two to three months, and will soon swell over the vast countryside where medical resources are relatively scarce, a top Chinese epidemiologist has said. Infections are expected to surge in rural areas as hundreds of millions travel to their home…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Apple releases heartwarming “Shot on iPhone” Lunar New Year film

Apple's stunning Lunar New Year "Through the Five Passes" iPhone film by Peng Fei is a reminder how powerful the camera in your phone is (even if you use Android).

Inverse

Vietnamese Australians disappointed the cat is missing from Sydney's Lunar New Year celebrations

Most promotional material for 2023 Lunar New Year celebrations only features the rabbit, but that's not the right zodiac sign for more than 334,000 Australians.

ABC News

Jazz things up at the circus this weekend

The Lunar New Year Celebration is also on this weekend.

The Canberra Times

Almost everyone in China's third most populous provice has been infected with COVID

Official data from the health commission for central Henan province indicates about 88.5 million people have been infected with COVID as authorities across China brace for a surge in cases expected as Lunar New Year travel and celebrations approach.

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Things to do in Dublin this January from illuminated forest walks to Lunar New Year celebrations

Kick off the new year with some of these fun activities around Dublin for January

Dublin Live

17 Dead in China Crash as Holiday Travel Rush Gets Underway

A traffic accident in southern China killed 17 people and injured 22 others early Sunday as the annual Lunar New Year holiday travel rush got underway, authorities said. The accident occurred outside the city of Nanchang in Jiangxi province, according to the local traffic management brigade.

Asharq Al-Awsat

17 dead in China crash as holiday travel rush gets underway

Authorities in southern China say 17 people have died and 22 were injured in a traffic accident at the start of the Lunar New Year holiday travel rush

The Independent UK

China's 'great migration' kicks-off under shadow of COVID

China on Saturday marked the first day of "chun yun", the 40-day period of Lunar New Year travel known pre-pandemic as the world's largest annual migration of people, bracing for a huge increase in travellers and the spread of COVID-19 infections.

Reuters

China forecasts 2.1bn holiday-season trips

BEIJING: The Chinese government says it expects about 2.1 billion domestic journeys to be made in the country over a 40-day travel season that includes the weeklong Lunar New Year holidays beginning Jan 21, amid fears the large-scale human migration could further spread Covid-19.

Bangkok Post

The best London restaurants to celebrate Chinese New Year, from Min Jiang to Pearl Liang

Welcome the Year of the Rabbit by spending the Lunar New Year in one of the best Chinese restaurants in the capital

Evening Standard

China's Lunar New Year travel set to double from last year

China is gearing up for the Lunar New Year, which falls on January 22. The New Year travel rush, known as "Chunyun", begins this weekend. Authorities estimate that 2.1 billion passenger trips will be made during the period, doubling from last year. But the travel rush is set to be…

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China seeks to minimise Covid outbreak during Lunar New Year travel rush

China is seeking to minimize the possibility of a major new COVID-19 outbreak during this month’s Lunar New Year travel rush following the end of most pandemic containment measures.

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China Seeks to Minimize COVID-19 Risk during Travel Rush

China is seeking to minimize the possibility of a major new COVID-19 outbreak during this month’s Lunar New Year travel rush following the end of most pandemic containment measures. The Transportation Ministry on Friday called on travelers to reduce trips and gatherings, particularly if they involve elderly people, pregnant women,…

The Independent UK

China seeks to minimize COVID-19 risk during travel rush

China is seeking to minimize the possibility of a major new COVID-19 outbreak during this month's Lunar New Year travel rush following the end of most pandemic containment measures

Reuters

China expects passenger traffic during Lunar New Year to double from 2022

China expects the total number of passenger trips made by travellers by road, rail, water and flight during the upcoming Lunar New Year to reach 2.1 billion this year, double from last year's 1.05 billion during the same period.

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Chinese influx unlikely this month

An influx of Chinese tourists is unlikely during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday, according to the Association of Thai Travel Agents (Atta).

Bangkok Post

Chinese torrent unlikely this month

An influx of Chinese tourists is unlikely during the coming Lunar New Year holiday as not enough flights can be added in such a short time, while large tour groups are still awaiting an official announcement from the Chinese government, according to the Association of Thai Travel Agents (Atta).

Tribune News Service

China faces deluge of COVID deaths in first lunar new year without pandemic curbs

China could see as many as 25,000 deaths a day from COVID-19 later in January, casting a shadow over the start of the first Lunar New Year festivities without pandemic restrictions.

Reuters

China's vast countryside in rush to bolster COVID defences

China's thinly resourced countryside is racing to beef up medical facilities before millions of factory workers return home for the Lunar New Year holiday next month from cities where COVID-19 is surging.

WEKU

China says it will resume issuing passports and visas as virus curbs ease

China says it will resume issuing ordinary visas and passports, setting up a potential flood of millions of Chinese going abroad for next month's Lunar New Year holiday.

WEKU

Fears of a 'dark COVID winter' in rural China grow as the holiday rush begins

Health officials are concerned that people traveling home to their villages for the Lunar New Year could turn celebrations into superspreader events, catching ill-prepared rural systems off guard.

Caixin Global

China’s Parcel Deliveries Slow to a Crawl as Covid Hamstrings Labor Force

Couriers heading home ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday and a backlog of Double 12 deliveries are also slowing logistics

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