Jinli Ancient Street in Chengdu, Southwest China’s Sichuan province, was closed on Monday as the city kept most of its downtown area in lockdown to contain the spread of Covid-19. Chengdu reported 116 local cases on Wednesday. Photo: VCG

Medical personnel take a rest near a nucleic acid testing point on Monday in Guiyang, Southwest China’s Guizhou province. The local government reported 301 local cases as of 2 p.m. Wednesday. Photo: VCG

A notice on a storefront in Guiyang on Monday says business is suspended. On Friday, the local government ordered a lockdown in the city’s Huaxi district after detecting its first positive case of the current outbreak there. The lockdown restrictions extended to more districts on Tuesday. Photo: VCG

Traffic officers block a road on Tuesday in a locked-down part in Zoucheng city, Jining, East China’s Shandong province. Jining reported 49 Covid cases on Wednesday. Photo: VCG

Disease control personnel carry out disinfection work at a Covid-19 testing point in Shenzhen, South China’s Guangdong province, on Monday. Shenzhen reported 25 local cases on Wednesday. Photo: VCG

A worker asks commuters to scan the local health code outside a subway station in Guangzhou, South China’s Guangdong province, on Thursday. Photo: VCG

Residents take nucleic acid tests in Beijing’s Changping district on Tuesday. Multiple communities in the district undertook three days of mass testing after positive results were detected at Beijing University of Chemical Technology’s Changping campus. Photo: VCG

Disease control personnel guard a Covid-19 medium-risk area in Shanghai’s Huangpu district. Shanghai designated seven areas as medium and high-risk after reporting 13 local cases on Wednesday. Photo: VCG

Police officers police a road in Lhasa, Southwest China’s Tibet autonomous region, on Aug. 22. Lhasa reported 173 local cases on Wednesday. Photo: VCG