Fresh fruits and vegetables are flying out of COVID-19's grip in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region as local governments step up efforts to reduce the epidemic's impact on agriculture.
The COVID-19 outbreak hit Xinjiang in mid-July, the harvest season for fruits and vegetables, raising concerns over potential losses due to disrupted production and sales.
Local governments across Xinjiang, a major agricultural provincial-level region in northwest China, have unveiled targeted steps such as using chartered flights to ensure that fresh produce is transported in time.
A chartered flight route has been launched to bring fresh prunes grown in south Xinjiang's Kashgar Prefecture to the northwestern Chinese city of Xi'an, which will then be distributed to other cities. Some 900 tonnes of prunes will be delivered via 60 such flights.
Simmered Pumpkin, which tastes like chestnuts, from south Xinjiang's Yanqi County also made its way into east China's coastal city of Qingdao via a chartered flight. Similar air channels will be developed for other fresh fruits like jujubes and pears.
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