BEIJING, May 30 — Streets in Beijing were busier today as residents in two districts were allowed to return to work, while Shanghai inched closer towards lifting its two-month...
BEIJING, May 30 — Streets in Beijing were busier today as residents in two districts were allowed to return to work, while Shanghai inched closer towards lifting its two-month old Covid-19 lockdown from Wednesday, as the number of infections across China dropped.
The tough Covid curbs, and especially the strict lockdown on China’s most populous city, have pummelled the world’s second-largest economy, disrupting global supply chains and international trade.In the capital Beijing, the districts of Fangshan and Shunyi ended work-from-home rules, while public transport largely resumed in the two districts as well as in Chaoyang, the city’s largest.
Businesses were told they can resume operations, but most residents have not been told when they can leave their housing compounds, much of public transport remains suspended, and no private cars are allowed on the roads without prior approval. Shanghai, Beijing and other cities in China have made significant progress in bringing daily caseloads lower, but uncertainty remains high, as the highly-transmissible Omicron variant is prone to making comebacks.
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