Residents wait to get Covid-19 tests in the snow on Nov. 8 at a testing point in Dalian, Northeast China’s Liaoning province. The city has confirmed over 200 cases within 10 days since Nov. 4. Photo: The Paper

People queue in the snow to get nucleic acid tests on Nov. 8 in Dalian. On Sunday, the city confirmed 25 new local cases. Photo: VCG

Residents do exercises inside a locked-down community on Friday in Dalian. The city has designated over 30 Covid-19 risk areas as of Monday. Photo: VCG

A medical worker conducts a Covid-19 test for a resident on Nov. 8 in Dalian. Photo: VCG

A community worker assigns tasks to volunteers inside a curbed neighborhood Sunday in Dalian. The Xiaosi community of Zhuanghe town in Dalian has been upgraded to a high-risk area on Saturday. Photo: VCG

Medical workers perform a Covid-19 test for a resident inside a locked residential building in Dalian on Nov. 9. Photo: VCG

Community workers wearing protective suits carry items at the entrance of a closed community on Wednesday in the Ganjingzi district of Dalian. Photo: VCG

A banner outside a residential care home for seniors informs visitors that the place is under lockdown on Sunday in Zhuanghe town. Photo: VCG

Workers spray disinfectant on locked Quanshui street of Ganjingzi district to contain the spread of the Covid-19. Photo: VCG

Victory Square, a central plaza in the Qingniwaqiao commercial area, and a tourism site in Dalian appears empty on Saturday due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Photo: VCG

Signs outside an entrance of a university in Dalian tell visitors that the school is under lockdown on Saturday. The city has imposed curbs on universities and vocational schools as cluster infections were detected in the university town of Zhuanghe. Photo: VCG

Students and faculty members from Dalian Polytechnic University line up to get Covid-19 tests Sunday at the school. The town rolled out the third round of mass testing for Covid-19 on Sunday. Photo: VCG