OPPORTUNITY IN ADVERSITY
When many Beijing residents bid farewell to the city before the Spring Festival, which fell on January 25 this year, to rush home in other regions for a family reunion holiday, it marked the start of chunyun, the traditional travel rush known as the greatest human migration on Earth. However, unlike the tradition, this year, the city did not see all the revelers return.
The novel coronavirus epidemic pressed the pause button, not only for the capital but for the whole country. The State Council, China’s cabinet, extended the new year holiday from a week to 10 days to prevent large-scale transmission of the epidemic but now, it is time to resume work to stabilize society and the economy. While work from home is encouraged wherever feasible, cautious onsite production started on February 10 in a new round of campaign to test epidemic control measures.
In a circular on February 8, the State Council stressed the importance of ensuring the
