A courier makes a delivery to residents in Guangzhou’s Tianhe district on Wednesday, the day the city relaxed Covid-19 controls in several districts. Photo: Zheng Ziyu, special contributor/Caixin

A resident takes photos on a street in Guangzhou’s Haizhu district after authorities announced they were lifting temporary lockdowns on communities Wednesday. In Conghua district, schools resumed in-person classes the following day. Photo: Liang Yingfei/Caixin

A disease control worker removes protective gear at the entrance of an unblocked community in Haizhu. Photo: Zheng Ziyu, special contributor/Caixin

Traffic officers dismantle barriers on Dongxiao Road in Haizhu. Parts of the city remain under lockdown as Guangzhou reported 6,312 new local cases for Wednesday, most of which were detected in isolation facilities and Covid-19 high-risk areas. Photo: Liang Yingfei/Caixin

Train passengers, including migrant workers and college students, remain stranded at Guangzhou South railway station due to Covid-19 containment measures. Photo: Liang Yingfei/Caixin

Residents queue to buy food in Zhengzhou, Central China’s Henan province. The city ended its five-day lockdown in eight districts in its central urban areas on Wednesday. Photo: Chen Liang/Caixin

Residents walk on a street. The local government allowed people outside areas at high risk of Covid infection to forgo regular mandatory testing as long as they don’t enter public areas. Zhengzhou reported 390 new local cases for Wednesday. Photo: Chen Liang/Caixin