To contain the current Covid-19 outbreak, Chengdu, the capital of Southwest China’s Sichuan province, announced Sunday a lockdown extension in all of its districts, except Xinjin and Qionglai city. Photo: The Paper

The lockdown led to little traffic on the road at the intersection of Shaanxi Street and Wenweng Road on Friday, the second day of Chengdu’s citywide lockdown. Photo: Li Congxun, intern reporter/Caixin

Stores around Tianfu Square, the city’s largest public square, were closed Saturday. Photo: Li Congxun, intern reporter/Caixin

The Sichuan Gymnasium subway station appears empty. The city has stopped some bus services in medium or high risk Covid areas and has required residents to show a negative Covid-19 test result from the last 24 hours to use public transportation. Photo: Li Congxun, intern reporter/Caixin

A courier delivers goods to a locked down residental complex on Saturday. Photo: VCG

A courier wearing a protective suit delivers packages to a designated area outside a residential community at medium-risk of Covid-19. Photo: Zhang Lang/China News Service, VCG

Workers in protective suits maintain the city’s drainage system on Sunday. Chengdu reported 90 symptomatic and 50 asymptomatic local cases that day. Photo: Wang Lei, China News Service/VCG

Residents queue for Covid tests in Chengdu’s Dayi county on Sunday. Mass testing will continue until Wednesday as the city has reported more than 1,400 local cases since Aug. 12. Photo: VCG