People are taking selfies in the Chinatown area of Bangkok, Thailand, on Thursday, February 11th. The area was filled with lunar New Year decorations.
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Updated 1859 GMT (0259 HKT) 11 February 2021
People are taking selfies in the Chinatown area of Bangkok, Thailand, on Thursday, February 11th. The area was filled with lunar New Year decorations.
Lauren DeCicca / Getty Images
The coronavirus pandemic is forcing many people around the world to change the way they celebrate lunar new year, the most important holiday in the Chinese animal kingdom calendar.
Hundreds of millions of people usually pack highways, trains and planes to get home and celebrate with their families. But governments are discouraging people from traveling this year if it is not important.
The 15-day festival begins on Friday 12 February and it will be the Year of the Ox.