A Chinese national flag flies at half-mast to mourn for martyrs who died in the fight against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak and compatriots who died of the disease at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, April 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
BEIJING, April 4 (Xinhua) -- China holds a national mourning Saturday for martyrs who died in the fight against the COVID-19 outbreak and compatriots who died of the disease.
During the commemoration, national flags fly at half-mast across the country and in all Chinese embassies and consulates abroad, and public recreational activities are suspended across the country.
At 10:00 a.m. Saturday, Chinese people nationwide observed three minutes of silence to mourn for the deceased, while air raid sirens and horns of automobiles, trains and ships wailed in grief.
A sanitation worker pays a silent tribute to martyrs who died in the fight against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak and compatriots who died of the disease in Beijing, capital of China, April 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
A pedestrian pays a silent tribute to martyrs who died in the fight against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak and compatriots who died of the disease in Beijing, capital of China, April 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
Police mourn while traffic stops during a silent tribute to martyrs who died in the fight against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak and compatriots who died of the disease in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, April 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)
A driver gives a honk to pay tribute to martyrs who died in the fight against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak and compatriots who died of the disease in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, April 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)
Local residents pay a silent tribute to martyrs who died in the fight against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak and compatriots who died of the disease in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, April 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Xiong Qi)
People pay a silent tribute to martyrs who died in the fight against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak and compatriots who died of the disease in Feixi, east China's Anhui Province, April 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)
A medical worker pays a silent tribute to martyrs who died in the fight against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak and compatriots who died of the disease in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, April 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)
A Chinese national flag flies at half-mast to mourn for martyrs who died in the fight against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak and compatriots who died of the disease in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, April 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
Medical workers pay a silent tribute to martyrs who died in the fight against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak and compatriots who died of the disease in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, April 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)
People pay a silent tribute to martyrs who died in the fight against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak and compatriots who died of the disease in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, April 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
A Chinese national flag flies at half-mast to mourn for martyrs who died in the fight against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak and compatriots who died of the disease in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, April 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Xiong Qi)
A Chinese national flag flies at half-mast to mourn for martyrs who died in the fight against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak and compatriots who died of the disease in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Li Bo)
A Chinese national flag flies at half-mast to mourn for martyrs who died in the fight against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak and compatriots who died of the disease in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, April 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)
A Chinese national flag flies at half-mast to mourn for martyrs who died in the fight against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak and compatriots who died of the disease in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, April 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Xu Chang)
A Chinese national flag flies at half-mast to mourn for martyrs who died in the fight against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak and compatriots who died of the disease in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, April 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)
A Chinese national flag flies at half-mast to mourn for martyrs who died in the fight against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak and compatriots who died of the disease in east China's Shanghai, April 4, 2020. (Photo by Wang Xiang/Xinhua)
A Chinese national flag flies at half-mast to mourn for martyrs who died in the fight against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak and compatriots who died of the disease in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, April 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)■
