A view in front of Tiananmen Square in Beijing, Jan 31, 2020. (ZOU HONG / CHINADAILY.COM.CN)

China has adopted stringent measures to combat the novel coronavirus during the holiday.

Most people on the mainland preferred staying at home this year amid fears of the virus. They wore masks when they go out to guard themselves against the disease.

A staff member measures temperatures of tourists at the entrance of Jingshan Park in Beijing, Jan 31, 2020. (ZOU HONG / CHINADAILY.COM.CN)

A passenger holds a baby, both wearing masks, at Beijing Railway Station, Jan 31, 2020. (ZOU HONG / CHINADAILY.COM.CN)

A man wears a self-made protective mask at Beijing South Railway Station, Feb 2, 2020. (ZOU HONG / CHINADAILY.COM.CN)

Passengers wear masks at Beijing Railway Station, Jan 31, 2020. (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. (ZOU HONG / CHINADAILY.COM.CN)

A person wears mask in a car in Beijing, Jan 31, 2020. (ZOU HONG / CHINADAILY.COM.CN)

Passengers wear masks and sunglasses at Beijing Capital International Airport, Jan 24, 2020. (ZOU HONG / CHINADAILY.COM.CN)

Passengers wear masks and sunglasses at Beijing Capital International Airport, Jan 24, 2020. (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. (ZOU HONG / CHINADAILY.COM.CN)

A mall with few customers at Beijing’s Oriental Ginza shopping mall, Jan 30, 2020. (ZOU HONG / CHINADAILY.COM.CN)