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China Labour Day travel rush gives glimpse of life after COVID-19
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/covid-19-china-labour-day-travel-holiday-millions-tourist-visit-14725372Millions of travellers criss-crossed China as the Labour Day holiday got underway on Saturday (May 1), packing out tourist sites, thronging restaurants and visiting family as the vast country edges towards life after COVID-19.
The world's second largest economy is expecting about 265 million journeys by road, train or boat during the five-day holiday, a transport ministry official said this week - numbers last seen in 2019 before the coronavirus struck.
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Looks like the severe lock downs have paid off