Lunar New Year raises worries of COVID surge in China

China has reported 60,000 new COVID-19-related deaths. And now, millions of Chinese people are headed to remote, rural areas for Lunar New Year celebrations this coming weekend. The World’s host Marco Werman speaks with Hong Kong epidemiologist Ben Cowling about what those journeys are likely to mean for the spread of the coronavirus.

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