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Less travel, more work this Lunar New Year

With new virus cases at their highest in 10 months, local governments and firms are discouraging workers from travelling during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday. While this will deal a blow to China’s passenger transport and tourism sectors, it will also allow factories to keep running over the holiday and so may not undermine growth overall.

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