China is returning to normal post-COVID-19 with GDP growth in the July-September quarter registering 4.9 percent from a year earlier, boosted by investment and exports, official data showed Monday.
Over Golden Week, one of China’s largest national holidays from October 1 to October 7, China saw more than 630 million trips were made domestically, generating 466.6 billion yuan (69.5 billion U.S. dollars) in revenue from traveling, shopping, family visiting, etc. Though a lot of prevention and control measures were suggested, people still chose this peak season to have some fun after a long time of “staying in the shelter.”
Meanwhile, the U.S. and some European nations are struggling to quash their outbreaks and reignite their economies following frustrating job losses, economic recessions, virus resurgence, and social instability.
Europe is facing a second wave of COVID-19. Cities in the UK, France, Spain, and other countries are against tightening restrictions and closing businesses again. But with over 200,000 deaths across the continent, leaders are desperately struggling to keep the virus contained.