China’s Streets More Deserted Than During Lockdowns, Data Shows
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Traffic in China’s biggest cities has dropped to the lowest since the Lunar New Year break in the early part of the year as the country’s abrupt end to Covid Zero sparks outbreaks nationwide.
A measure of congestion levels across 15 major cities is 45% below January 2021, the benchmark used in an index compiled by BloombergNEF based on Baidu Inc. traffic data. The only other time it’s been lower this year was in early February, when the Lunar New Year period saw factories wind down, restaurants close and people leave big metropolises to return home.