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Beijing, Jan 21 (EFE/EPA).- China will require negative coronavirus tests and home quarantines for those who want to return to rural areas during the lunar new year holiday period between Feb. 11 and Feb. 17, to stop the outbreaks of COVID-19 that plague the country.The National Health Commission took the measure, applicable from Jan. 28 to Mar. 8, due to concerns about the rapid spread of the virus in the towns of several northeastern provinces and on the eve of hundreds of millions of urban immigrants traveling to their villages. (Camera: WU HONG).B-ROLL OF THE PEOPLE AND THE CITY OF BEIJING, CHINA.
Millions of Chinese travel far distances to be with family during the week long national annual holiday. Julie Noce reports.
Crowds are seen at Beijing's railway station as people travel home ahead of the Chinese New Year holiday. IMAGES
Shanghai, Feb 17 (EFE/EPA).- Chinese people who went back to their hometown for Lunar New Year began arriving Wednesday in Shanghai, one day before the first working day begins in China. The Lantern Festival on Feb. 26 will mark the end of Spring Festival in the Asian country. (Camera: ALEXANDER PLAVEVSKI).SHOT LIST: CHINESE PEOPLE RETURN FROM THEIR HOMETOWNS AT RAILWAY STATION HALL IN SHANGHAI, CHINA.
Beijing, Jan 19 (EFE/EPA).- Chinese people began to travel to their hometown early this year to celebrate the Chinese New Year after many cities announced that citizens must complete a quarantine requirement. (Camera: WU HONG).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE WEARING PROTECTIVE FACE MASKS CARRY THEIR BELONGINGS AT THE BEIJING RAILWAY STATION IN BEIJING, CHINA.
Shanghai, Apr 30 (EFE/EPA).- Hundreds of thousands of Chinese people, mostly migrant workers, on Friday were beginning their journeys home to celebrate the Labor Day holiday. Labor Day is an annual worldwide celebration of workers and their achievements. May Day holidays in China will have 265 million passenger trips during 2021, said the Ministry of Transport on Thursday. (Camera: ALEX PLAVEVSKI).SHOT LIST: CHINESE TRAVELLERS WALK ON THE RAILWAY STATION IN SHANGHAI, CHINA.
Beijing, Feb 10 (EFE/EPA).- Chinese people on Wednesday traveled to their hometowns to celebrate the Lunar New Year with families, although the government previously urged people not to make trips due to the COVID-19 outbreaks.The Lunar New Year 2021 falls on Feb. 12 and will mark the beginning of the Year of the Ox in the Chinese astrology. (Camera: ROMAN PILIPEY).B-ROLL OF PEOPLE CARRYING THEIR BELONGINGS AT BEIJING RAILWAY STATION AHEAD OF LUNAR NEW YEAR IN BEIJING, CHINA.