In the central city of Wuhan, where the pandemic erupted in late 2019, there are more signs of life with some areas busy with commuters. But locals say a return to normal is still a long way off.
capital and city eateries adherence to virus curbs, the anxieties created by the “zero-COVID” regime could hinder the world’s second largest economy’s return to health.that kept the pandemic largely at bay for the past three years, many people and businesses appear wary of being too quick to shake off the shackles.
Yet China has been anything but placid during the past few weeks, with protests against the stifling COVID curbs in many cities across the country that marked the biggest show of public discontent since President Xi Jinping came to power a decade ago.
With the need for tests dropped and most infected people now being allowed to isolate at home, some have embraced new found freedoms. For others, habits formed under months of stifling lockdowns, are proving hard to break. In downtown Beijing on Friday, a restaurant at a mall that serves local cuisine still doesn’t offer dine-in service while others on the same floor do.
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