China cities on high alert as COVID-19 cases surge as Lunar New Year travel season starts


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The Chinese government is high on alert as the Lunar New Year holiday travel season starts on Monday. Cities are now requiring travelers to report their trips days before their arrival due to the surge of the Omicron variant in the country. Authorities also warned that the omicron variant increased the risk of COVID-19 transmission due to the fact that hundreds of millions of people travel around China for the Lunar New Year that will take place on Feb. 1st. The cities obligating these regulations include Luoyang in central China and Jieyang in the south. Authorities in these cities said...