May Day travel rush mirrors China's speedy recovery from COVID-19
Updated:
May 03,2021 09:20 PM
Xinhua
BEIJING — The May Day travel rush in China signals the nation's stepped-up recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, with people thronging at railway stations, airports and tourist sites, criss-crossing provinces.
Passenger trips on Chinese railways hit a new single-day high on May 1, with nearly 18.83 million trips recorded, according to data released by the China State Railway Group Co Ltd. The figure marks a 9.2-percent increase from the 2019 level, the first day of the International Workers' Day holiday, which runs through May 5.
The news media have linked the travel boom to China's success in containing the spread of COVID-19 and its ongoing mass vaccination campaign.