A view in front of Tiananmen Square in Beijing, Jan 31, 2020. [Photo by Zou Hong/chinadaily.com.cn]

China has adopted stringent measures tco combat the novel coronavirus during the holiday, whether as people journey during the Spring Festival rush or at the gates of various tourist attractions.

Most people prefer staying at home or wearing masks when they have to go out, a useful way to support the prevention and control of the epidemic.

A passenger holds a baby, both wearing masks, at Beijing Railway Station, Jan 31, 2020. [Photo by Zou Hong/chinadaily.com.cn]

A man wears a self-made protective mask at Beijing South Railway Station, Feb 2, 2020. [Photo by Zou Hong/chinadaily.com.cn]

Passengers wear masks at Beijing Railway Station, Jan 31, 2020. [Photo by Zou Hong/chinadaily.com.cn]

The outside of the Palace Museum's Shenwumen, or the Gate of Divine Prowess in Beijing, Jan 31, 2020. The Palace Museum announced earlier it would be temporarily closing its doors on Jan 25 for the need to control the coronavirus outbreak. [Photo by Zou Hong/chinadaily.com.cn]

A person wears mask in a car in Beijing, Jan 31, 2020. [Photo by Zou Hong/chinadaily.com.cn]

Passengers wear masks and sunglasses at Beijing Capital International Airport, Jan 24, 2020. [Photo by Zou Hong/chinadaily.com.cn]

Passengers wear masks and sunglasses at Beijing Capital International Airport, Jan 24, 2020. [Photo by Zou Hong/chinadaily.com.cn]

A boy wears a mask at a plane from Beijing to Dalian, Northeast China's Liaoning province, Jan 24, 2020. [Photo by Zou Hong/chinadaily.com.cn]

A mall with few customers at Beijing’s Oriental Ginza shopping mall, Jan 30, 2020. [Photo by Zou Hong/chinadaily.com.cn]