Tourists walk past a bridge at the Yongjin Pond of West Lake Monday in Hangzhou, East China’s Zhejiang province. The usually busy West Lake, the cultural attraction of the city, appears empty due to the current Covid-19 outbreak. Photo: Wang Gang/China News Service, VCG

Few visitors are seen at the West Lake on Sunday. Hangzhou confirmed two Covid-19 cases on Monday. Photo: VCG

A visitor stands next to the lake holding an umbrella on Sunday. The local government of Hangzhou requires passengers to provide a negative nucleic acid test report done in the last 48 hours when entering the city. Photo: VCG

The local government is stepping up traffic control and movement restrictions Tuesday in Fenghui town of Shangyu district in Shaoxing, East China’s Zhejiang province, as 36 new cases were reported in the district on Monday. Photo: VCG

The outbreak has led Fenghui town, an ancient cultural attraction of Shangyu district, to become empty of people on Dec. 9. Photo: VCG

Residents wait for a bus at a station Saturday in Hangzhou. The city requires passengers to scan QR codes and show verified results before getting on a bus. Photo: VCG

People line up to take Covid-19 tests during Zhenhai district’s second-round mass testing on Dec. 9 in Ningbo, East China’s Zhejiang province. The district has been ranked as a high-risk area. Photo: The Paper

A courier waits for residents of a locked-down community in Zhenhai district of Ningbo on Dec. 9 to take their orders. Ningbo reported over 45 cases within a week since Dec. 5. Photo: VCG

Workers stand at the entrance of a locked-down community in Hangzhou on Friday. Photo: The Paper

Only a few passengers are taking the train of the Hangzhou Metro Line 2 during the evening peak hours on Monday due to the outbreak. Photo: VCG

Fences are set at a crossroad Saturday in the Zhenhai district of Ningbo as the area is under closed-off management. Photo: VCG

The completed World Tourism Museum in Hangzhou has postponed its opening due to the Covid. Photo: The Paper