According to the National Meteorological Observatory, until February 22, most of the country’s northern provinces will experience a drop of between 12 and 20 degrees Celsius.

This is a cold wave that will gradually move southward, so temperatures throughout the national territory will vary considerably this week.

As part of the alert, authorities urged relevant departments to do a good job of prevention and take measures to protect livestock, poultry, tropical and subtropical fruits and aquatic products and crops.

Heavy snowfall and rain may harm current agricultural production, China Daily reports.

For this reason, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs today issued an emergency notice to deploy prevention and response work to minimize disaster losses.

The ministry urged strengthening monitoring and early warnings, ensuring scientific and effective responses, as well as good work on the connection between production and marketing.

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