China ferries 332,000 workers back to work with special trains


Employees wearing face masks work on a car seat assembly line at Yanfeng Adient factory in Shanghai, China. China on Monday (March 16) transported 332,000 workers to their workplaces with special trains amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, official data showed. - Reuters

BEIJING: China on Monday (March 16) transported 332,000 workers to their workplaces with special trains amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, official data showed.

By Sunday, the China State Railway Group Co, Ltd. had sent 300 such trains since Feb 16, with another 13 trains ready to leave in the near future.

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