Tourist sites of china packed as country comes out of corona virus lock down
Large numbers of individuals flocked to popular tourist sites and major cities across China over the country's holiday weekend, despite warnings from health authorities that the danger posed by the coronavirus pandemic remains faraway from over.
Images from the Huangshan mountain park in Anhui province on Saturday April 4 showed thousands of individuals crammed together, many wearing face masks, wanting to experience the good outdoors after months of travel restrictions and strict lockdown measures.
Such was the push to urge into the favored tourist spot, that at 7.48 a.m., authorities took the weird step of issuing a notice declaring that the park had reached its 20,000 person daily capacity, and wouldn't be accepting any longer visitors, consistent with state media Global Times.
Meanwhile in Shanghai, the famous Bund waterfront was once more full of shoppers and tourists, after weeks of being near deserted. Many of the city's restaurants that were shuttered only days ago also seemed to be doing a brisk trade, with several requiring reservations to enter.
A similar story played call at the capital Beijing, with locals flocking to the city's parks and open spaces.
The abrupt return to apparent normality comes quite three months after the virus was first detected within the Chinese city of Wuhan. The outbreak, which has since spread round the world infecting quite 1,000,000 people, saw much of China delivered to a near standstill in an attempt to contain transmissions.
At its peak, thousands of latest cases were recorded in China everyday. However, in recent weeks the speed of infection has slowed significantly. On Monday, China reported just 39 new cases, about one among which were imported. To date, China has recorded 82,641 cases and three ,335 deaths.
But while the govt is slowly relaxing restrictions, Chinese health experts have urged the general public to still practice caution.
Zeng Guang, chief epidemiologist with the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, told the Health Times on Thursday that China had not seen the top of the epidemic.
"China isn't near the top , but has entered a replacement stage. With the worldwide epidemic raging, China has not reached the top ," he said.
Too much, too soon?
With the amount of latest infections in China reportedly falling, the govt has tentatively begun efforts to restart the country's manufacturing and repair industries.
The collapse in activity has affected every sector of the country's economy, resulting in concerns of future damage.
In recent weeks, however, there are signs that the govt has been wary of opening up too quickly and sparking a second wave of infections within the country.
Plans to re-open movie cinemas were canceled in late March, but fortnight after that they had been told to restart, consistent with state media. While numerous tourist attractions in Shanghai were open for just 10 days before they were shut again on March 31.
After pictures of the crowds at Huangshan emerged on social media, the People's Daily, the official newspaper of the ruling Communist Party , issued a stern reprimand on social media warning tourists: "Do not gather!"
In a commentary published on the newspaper's website, one opinion writer said while it had been understandable people would want to urge out after being shut up in quarantine, now wasn't the time to prevent being "vigilant."
Images from the Huangshan mountain park in Anhui province on Saturday April 4 showed thousands of individuals crammed together, many wearing face masks, wanting to experience the good outdoors after months of travel restrictions and strict lockdown measures.
Such was the push to urge into the favored tourist spot, that at 7.48 a.m., authorities took the weird step of issuing a notice declaring that the park had reached its 20,000 person daily capacity, and wouldn't be accepting any longer visitors, consistent with state media Global Times.
Meanwhile in Shanghai, the famous Bund waterfront was once more full of shoppers and tourists, after weeks of being near deserted. Many of the city's restaurants that were shuttered only days ago also seemed to be doing a brisk trade, with several requiring reservations to enter.
A similar story played call at the capital Beijing, with locals flocking to the city's parks and open spaces.
The abrupt return to apparent normality comes quite three months after the virus was first detected within the Chinese city of Wuhan. The outbreak, which has since spread round the world infecting quite 1,000,000 people, saw much of China delivered to a near standstill in an attempt to contain transmissions.
At its peak, thousands of latest cases were recorded in China everyday. However, in recent weeks the speed of infection has slowed significantly. On Monday, China reported just 39 new cases, about one among which were imported. To date, China has recorded 82,641 cases and three ,335 deaths.
But while the govt is slowly relaxing restrictions, Chinese health experts have urged the general public to still practice caution.
Zeng Guang, chief epidemiologist with the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, told the Health Times on Thursday that China had not seen the top of the epidemic.
"China isn't near the top , but has entered a replacement stage. With the worldwide epidemic raging, China has not reached the top ," he said.
Too much, too soon?
With the amount of latest infections in China reportedly falling, the govt has tentatively begun efforts to restart the country's manufacturing and repair industries.
The collapse in activity has affected every sector of the country's economy, resulting in concerns of future damage.
In recent weeks, however, there are signs that the govt has been wary of opening up too quickly and sparking a second wave of infections within the country.
Plans to re-open movie cinemas were canceled in late March, but fortnight after that they had been told to restart, consistent with state media. While numerous tourist attractions in Shanghai were open for just 10 days before they were shut again on March 31.
After pictures of the crowds at Huangshan emerged on social media, the People's Daily, the official newspaper of the ruling Communist Party , issued a stern reprimand on social media warning tourists: "Do not gather!"
In a commentary published on the newspaper's website, one opinion writer said while it had been understandable people would want to urge out after being shut up in quarantine, now wasn't the time to prevent being "vigilant."
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