As omicron arrives in China, covid restrictions leave millions facing holidays without family As omicron arrives in China, covid restrictions leave millions facing holidays without family
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2021
All year, Shirley Zhang - a translator in Hangzhou, China - has been looking forward to going home to Xian for Lunar New Year, when small things such as running errands for her parents or catching up on neighborhood gossip fill her with joy. Last year, because of the pandemic, she spent the holiday in her adopted city with friends, heeding government calls not to travel.