Can I still travel across provinces on May Day?

According to the "Notice on Arrangements for Certain Holidays in 2022" issued by the General Office of the State Council, the May Day holiday in 2022 is: April 30 to May 4, with 5 days off. Work on April 24th (Sunday) and May 7th (Saturday).

? After seeing this notice, I guess everyone’s heart was agitated. Think about last year’s May Day holiday, there were people everywhere on the seaside, grasslands, and mountains.

? What about this year?

? So far, the epidemic situation in some provinces is still very tense. It’s better not to travel across provinces. Very not recommended.

With the rapid spread and high penetrability of the Omicron variant, a new round of global COVID-19 pandemic has emerged. As a result, my country's local clusters of epidemics have become more frequent, widespread, and numerous, and the epidemic prevention and control work has faced the most severe challenges in the past two years.

According to information previously released by the National Health Commission, local epidemics have been reported in 29 provinces and cities including Shanghai, Jilin, Shandong, Guangdong, etc. Judging from the current situation, it is still unclear when the turning point will occur.

According to public media reports, Chang Rongshan, a virologist at Shantou University, said in an interview: "I personally think that it is difficult to achieve a comprehensive social cleanup across the country within April."

Chang Rongshan believes: "It is difficult to achieve a comprehensive social clean-up across the country within April. (However) by the end of April, the overall number of infected people in the country will have reached a larger level. The reduction in the number of infected people will also relieve the pressure on prevention and control in various places. "If the national epidemic cannot achieve the goal of zeroing out from the end of April to the beginning of May, and the epidemic in the south may enter a period of high incidence, Therefore, it may be difficult to achieve complete freedom of travel across provinces during the May Day holiday. "

The Omicron BA.2 mutant strain spreads quickly and is highly contagious. Experts recommend reducing gatherings of more than 5 people.

Lei Zhenglong, deputy director of the National Health Commission’s Bureau of Disease Control and Level 1 Inspector, previously emphasized at the press conference of the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council that the epidemic situation in many places has been effectively controlled, proving that strict and tight isolation is adopted The core measures of prevention, control, containment, and screening are still effective in dealing with local clusters of epidemics caused by the Omicron variant. They are scientifically necessary and can achieve the established policy of "dynamic clearing."

The new coronavirus has mutated many times since its emergence. Each time, the virus is fierce and highly contagious, catching people off guard. For the safety of yourself and others, and in conjunction with the implementation of the government's "dynamic clearing" policy, it is still recommended that everyone not travel outside the province. The province or the region would be the best choice. Even within the province, we must always pay attention to the notifications from the epidemic prevention department and adjust our travel plans in a timely manner. To avoid delaying rework time.