A disease control worker sprays disinfectant in a locked-down community in Beijing’s Jiuxianqiao neighborhood on Thursday. Since March, multiple regions across China have been put under temporary “static management” to fight against Covid-19. Photo: VCG

Workers prepare to distribute food to residents in a community in Shanghai on Saturday. The community has been designed as a “prevention area,” which requires residents to take antigen tests before leaving. Photo: IC Photo

A checkpoint is erected on a highway in Wuhu, East China’s Anhui province, on Sunday, the day the city imposed a lockdown on its main districts and launched mass testing after detecting one Covid case on Saturday. Photo: VCG

A worker in a protective suit inspects passing trucks Saturday in Yancheng, East China’s Jiangsu province. Photo: VCG

Catering workers pack groceries on Sunday in front of a sealed-off residential building in Nantong, East China’s Jiangsu province. Photo: VCG

A volunteer delivers food to locked-down residents on April 7 in Jilin City, Northeast China’s Jilin province. Photo: Shi Hongyu/China News Service, VCG

Volunteers prepare to disinfect a locked-down community in Jilin City on Friday. As of Sunday, Jilin province has sealed off more than 30 areas, ranging from single apartment buildings to whole villages. Photo: VCG

Medical workers administer nucleic acid tests in a locked-down community in Sanya, South China’s Hainan province, on April 10. More than 50 areas in the city were locked down on Sunday. Photo: VCG

A worker sets up a cordon on a street in Taiyuan, North China’s Shanxi province, on April 6. Photo: IC Paper

Stores are seen closed in Taiyuan on April 6 due to Covid-19 restrictions. The city lifted restrictions and traffic controls in some areas on Monday. Photo: IC Photo

An entrance of a community is seen locked Sunday in Panyu district in Guangzhou, South China’s Guangdong province. Photo: VCG

Barricades are seen set on a street in Panyu district Sunday as local government sealed off areas in the district. Photo: VCG