China's holiday travel rush kicks off amid COVID-19 resurgence concerns

 

China's holiday travel rush kicks off amid COVID-19 resurgence¹ concerns

 

A forty-day travel rush began on Thursday in China as the Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, approaches. Trips are expected to drop significantly this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The government is also calling on people to stay put to support the control work as the country has seen sporadic² outbreaks of the virus.

1 resurgence   

n.再起，复活，再现

参考例句：

• A resurgence of his grief swept over Nim.悲痛又涌上了尼姆的心头。
• Police say drugs traffickers are behind the resurgence of violence.警方说毒贩是暴力活动重新抬头的罪魁祸首。

2 sporadic   

adj.偶尔发生的 [反]regular；分散的

参考例句：

• The sound of sporadic shooting could still be heard.仍能听见零星的枪声。
• You know this better than I.I received only sporadic news about it.你们比我更清楚，而我听到的只是零星消息。