SOURCE / ECONOMY By GT staff reporters Published: Jan 27, 2021 12:26 AM
E-commerce livestreamers sell navel oranges through live-streaming platform in Zigui County, central China s Hubei Province, Dec. 5, 2020. The county has entered navel orange harvest season. Local e-commerce companies use online live-streaming platforms to show consumers the orange s whole handling processes including picking, carrying, sorting and packing, to help nearly 200,000 orange planters improve incomes.Photo:Xinhua
The central government is rolling out more measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus during Spring Festival, traditionally a time of family reunion and mass migration.
Experts say this is essential to prevent a new outbreak, but it has also shattered many service industry firms hopes of big profits after a difficult year.