Localized rules urged for Spring Festival travel 国家卫健委回应是否就地过节

陈小将

Travel policies for the Spring Festival holiday, which begins on Jan 31, should be devised in accord with COVID-19 risk appraisals in different regions and groups, health officials said on Saturday. "Whether it is necessary for people to stay put during the Spring Festival holiday should be based on risk evaluations and should not be uniform across the country," Liang Wannian, a member of the National Health Commission's expert panel, said during a news briefing.
春节长假将于1月31日开始，在12月18日召开的新闻发布会上，关于是否有必要"就地过年"，国家卫健委疫情应对处置工作领导小组专家组组长梁万年表示，各地要基于风险研判，需要分人群、分地区安排，不能一刀切，要因地制宜出台相关政策。

Liang said increased movement during the Spring Festival travel rush, coupled with diminished resistance against respiratory diseases during winter, will lead to a heightened risk of the spread of COVID-19 and other infectious illnesses. However, China also has several advantages, such as its prompt control of local outbreaks and high rates of COVID-19 vaccination.
梁万年表示，春节期间人口流动增加，加上人群在冬季对呼吸道传染病的抵抗力下降，确实会导致新冠疫情以及其他传染性疾病的传播风险加大，但是，我国也拥有能迅速控制本土突发疫情以及疫苗接种率高等自身优势。