Diners have lunch at a restaurant on Thursday in Tianhe district, as eating-in and other indoor venues, including KTVs, cinemas, museums and libraries, resumed services in low-risk areas in Haizhu, Liwan, Tianhe and Conghua district Thursday. Photo: VCG

People eat at a restaurant on Thursday in Tianhe district. Dine-in services had been suspended since Nov. 21 in the district. Photo: VCG

Diners wait their food at the restaurant area in a shopping mall in Tianhe district. Local authorities announced loosening of certain Covid curbs on Wednesday afternoon, which includes dropping temporary control orders in about half of the districts. Photo: VCG

A chef cooks at a restaurant Thursday in Tianhe district. Photo: VCG

A cook prepares food for diners on Thursday in Tianhe district. Photo: VCG

Staff clean the restaurant to prepare for the resumption of dine-in services in Haizhu district Thursday. The hard-hit district, which used to install barriers outside the quarantine zones, is one of the areas easing Covid-19 restrictions. Photo: VCG

Patrons dine at the outside area of a restaurant in Haizhu district Thursday. Photo: VCG

Citizens walk across a square with Guangzhou’s Canton Tower in the distance on Thursday. The southern Chinese metropolis reported about 7,000 new local cases for Wednesday, of which 1,313 were symptomatic and 5,629 were asymptomatic. Photo: VCG