China will be on holidays from May 1 to May 5 (inclusive) - the Labour Day holidays.

The Ministry of Transport is projecting record high passenger numbers as people move about to visit family and friends over the course of the 5 days off. There will be a significant boost in rentals of cars to travel, a sign of the times as the attractiveness of public transportation has dipped due to the virus.

The new highs for travel numbers is a further sign of the country recovering from the pandemic.