Owing to limited flights, many are expected to miss the window to arrive home before the toughest-ever quarantine takes place. Students swarming back to the city will also put pressure on the city's quarantine camps. A further strain on quarantine facilities is expected as the government has decided to bring back home within a week a second batch of about 500 Hong Kong residents stranded in Hubei province, where COVID-19 broke out late last year.
Over the past 20 years, with the support of the central government, Hong Kong has successfully implemented the principle of "one country, two systems", "Hong Kong people administering Hong Kong" and a high degree of autonomy. The SAR has made progress in various areas, he said.
Over the past week, tributes have taken place throughout the country with book presentations, exhibitions, workshops, concerts and vigils, among other activities, held in different cities.
Owing to hectic lifestyles, many people, particularly those living in cities, prefer to consult their doctor online when ill. However, such e-consultations, and any subsequent treatments, were not covered by health insurance companies so far.
Outbound travel has become a popular way for Chinese to spend their holidays given their rising living standards, preferential travel policies like visa waivers and growing number of international airline routes.
Over the past decade, Gaertner has traveled frequently between the mainland and Hong Kong for academic exchanges and business cooperation.
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Over half of the institutions nationwide are privately run, and in Shanghai and Beijing, privately run elderly-care institutions account for over 80 percent of the total, said Li Banghua, a senior official with China's Ministry of Civil Affairs, at a symposium held on coping with the aging population.
Out of the 50 billion parcels handled in China last year, some 30 billion used Cainiao's e-shipping label, which saves energy and provides simultaneous tracking functions, said Daniel Zhang, CEO of Alibaba Group, Cainiao's parent.
Overall business activity across China fell for the second month in March, but the rate of decline eased from February, as indicated by a rise of the Caixin China Composite Output Index to 46.7 from 27.5. The index, released on Friday, covers business activities of small and medium-sized enterprises and exporters in manufacturing and services.
Over the following days, Niu also participated in other training on how to operate an online shop, design advertising pictures and so on. "At that time, I would watch morning news every day because I was far behind the times," she said.