China on move on its 71st national day while rest of the world watches from indoors.

It’s China’s 71st National Day today. *1st October.

Millions of Chinese are on the move for a week of holiday while the rest of the world stays indoor

. Bookings for domestic flights in China have *increased* by 10.5% on last year as most countries are under lockdown. The great wall of China, the Leshan Buddha all are packed with Chinese domestic tourists today.

( pic: Holiday crowd waiting outside Hangzhou station China.)

So I visited the *WHO timeline* on Covid 19. Interesting.
Here’s an extract by me:
…
*4 Jan 2020*

*WHO* reports:
There was a *cluster of pneumonia of unknown origin* cases – with *no deaths* – in Wuhan, Hubei province, People’s Republic of China.

*11 Jan 2020*
The *first Death* reported by China Media.

*14 Jan 2020*

WHO states:
There’s *“NO clear EVIDENCE of human-to-human transmission”*

*23 January 2020*

Global no. of cases: 584
Global Death: *17*
No of cases China : 575
*All the death are from China*

WHO Director-General’s gives a status statement,

“I am NOT declaring a public health emergency of international concern ( *PHEIC*) today as *99% of cases are in China “

..
..
Let’s fast forward to today, the 1st October 2020
It’s *Chinese National Day* today.
1️⃣
Global New cases on date: *285,764*
New cases China: *10*
2️⃣
Global death due to Covid-19: *1,010,634.*
Today’s Death in China – *0*
3️⃣
Global confirmed cases: *33,842,281*
Total cases in China has stopped at *90500*. No new deaths since April. China had lifted its ten-week lockdown on Wuhan on *April 8, 2020.*
…
Today China celebrates its holiday week on the occasion of Chinese national day.
China’s Railway Service estimates there will be *108 million* trips during the eight-day holiday. Compare other Railways.

( Datas collected by me from WHO timeline.)