CoronavirusChina's COVID clampdown threatens Lunar New Year spending
Restaurants and travel industry take hit with workers encouraged to stay put
A Beijing subway station on Jan. 27: Thirty provinces and directly controlled municipalities are urging office and farm workers to stay put during the holiday. © AP
IORI KAWATE, Nikkei staff writer
January 28, 2021 13:00 JST
BEIJING -- China looks to discourage the usual wave of travelers nationwide visiting family for Lunar New Year festivities, but the restrictions intended to protect against COVID-19 will dampen holiday consumption and hinder the economy's return to healthy growth.