China: no one size fits all travel policy for lunar holiday

The city of Beijing will keep its relatively strict COVID restrictions in place, while policies in the rest of China will remain flexible depending on local situation, Chinese health official said at a press conference on Saturday.

During a regular briefing on Saturday in Beijing, Officials at the National Health Commission said each province will determine its own risk assessment. China has detected two cases of the omicron variant.

Authorities credit a "zero tolerance" policy of strict testing, case tracing, quarantining and isolation for their success, with just 4,636 deaths from the virus officially recorded.