China says Covid outbreak has peaked as Lunar New Year travel rush returns in full swing

Travellers packed Beijing West Railway Station on January 20, 2023, in what is expected to be one of the busiest travel seasons in years. Hundreds of millions of people are travelling back to their hometowns across China for the Lunar New Year holiday. Beijing meanwhile said that the worst was over in its battle against Covid-19, ahead of the festive season that runs until February 15.