Residents stroll around Surprise Outlets in Beijing’s Chaoyang district Sunday. The capital is easing Covid-19 restrictions after finding fewer new daily infections. Photo: VCG

A couple walks with their children. Beijing reported 12 new local cases on Sunday. Photo: VCG

People sit on benches in Chaoyang district’s Sanlitun shopping area as the usually crowded spot reopened Sunday after being closed for three weeks due to the pandemic. Photo: VCG

Workers haul in packages by cart in Sanlitun. Photo: VCG

A man walks his dog in Sanlitun. Photo: VCG

Residents visit Beijing Olympic Park in full bloom. Photo: VCG

A man skates past the National Indoor Stadium in the park. Residents are required to hold valid 48-hour negative nucleic testing results to enter public venues. Photo: VCG

A woman waits at a bus stop in Chaoyang district. The local government resumed public transportation in Chaoyang, Shunyi and Fangshan districts that day. Photo: VCG

A woman and her child enter Liangmaqiao metro station Sunday. Photo: VCG

A subway employee helps a passenger upgrade his digital travel ticket at the entrance of the subway station. Passengers’ latest Covid-19 test results will be automatically inspected when they use the tickets. Photo: VCG

Traffic increased on Beijing’s second ring road during Monday morning’s rush hour. Photo: VCG