Disease control personnel sit inside a nucleic acid testing site in Wenzhou, East China’s Zhejiang province, on Monday. Over the weekend, more Chinese cities announced they were easing Covid-19 containment measures, allowing residents to enter certain public places and take public transportation without a recent negative Covid-19 test result. Photo: IC Photo

A worker packs up Covid-19 testing supplies at Hangzhou East railway station in Hangzhou, East China’s Zhejiang province. Passengers can now leave the station without having to show a recent negative Covid-19 test result. Photo: VCG

Residents purchase medicine at a pharmacy in Ningbo, East China’s Zhejiang province. The local government said Sunday that customers no longer have to show a negative Covid-19 test result to buy fever, cough, or sore throat medication, as well as antibiotics. Photo: IC Photo

A waiter arranges takeout orders Saturday at a restaurant in Beijing’s Chaoyang district. Some restaurants reopened to diners on Tuesday, though dining in at a restaurant in Beijing requires showing a negative Covid-19 test result from the last 48 hours. Photo: Zhang Ruixue/Caixin

Residents eat breakfast Monday in a restaurant in Zhengzhou, Central China’s Henan province. Photo: IC Photo

Passengers wait to board the subway during the Monday morning rush hour in Zhengzhou. Photo: VCG

Public buses got back on the road Sunday in Lhasa, Southwest China’s Tibet autonomous region. Residents need to provide a Covid-19 test result valid within 48 hours to take the bus. Photo: Gongga Laisong, China News Service/VCG

A ski resort reopened Monday in Urumqi, capital of Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region, after the city eased Covid-19 containment measures. Photo: Liu Xin, China News Service/VCG