With rules including the "symbol of health" ... this is how Beijing will be cautious after life returns to normal

Al Jazeera Net - Beijing

Dozens of people cross the pedestrian paths on several major roads in the Chinese capital, Beijing, while traffic lights are crowded with long lines of cars and other scenes indicating that life in the capital is returning to normal in accelerated steps after the spread of the new Corona virus in China has receded.

The gradual return to normal life is accompanied by more stringent measures in controlling the spread of the virus and preventing what has become known as "back infection" with the increasing number of confirmed cases of the virus from foreign cases.

Consumption centers
At its main entrance, a security guard stands to check the temperatures for those wishing to enter the "Sanyuanli" market north of Beijing, which has reopened since mid-February, but today it witnesses many times the number of customers wanting products, most of which are imported.

One of the owners of supplies stores said that the purchasing movement in the market is increasing remarkably since about a week, adding that the closing of the market at five o'clock instead of eight in the evening prevents the shoppers' movement from returning to normal.

The shopping centers of food and other supplies witness a noticeable increase in the numbers of customers, especially during the peak hours between five and seven in the evening.

One of the young Chinese says during his purchase of dairy products that he is attending the shopping center after his work ends in central Beijing, adding to the island Net that the failure to register new local injuries inside Beijing prompted him to bring his needs from the shopping center after he was relying on electronic shopping platforms.

Return of service establishments
And includes the Central Business District in Beijing (CBD) a large proportion of shopping centers and commercial areas that have reopened gradually, and government figures indicate that the proportion of shopping centers that managed to resume work in some Chinese cities exceeded 50%.

In a fast food restaurant in the region, a German citizen sits alone on a wooden table in front of him a cup of coffee and a tablet, and he told Al Jazeera Net that he started coming to his office at the company - where he works - about two weeks ago, and since then he has been ordering his food through express delivery companies, But the reopening of shopping centers that houses restaurants enabled him to come and eat his food on the spot.

Most commercial centers apply special rules to prevent the recurrence of the disease outbreak, including the "color health symbol" which can be scanned through the rapid response code, and obtain the last travel record for each customer, in addition to carrying out temperature and sterilization procedures, and entry is allowed only to those who prove Safety from the possibility of infection with the virus.

A woman, wearing a medical mask, sits on the chair in front of the hairdresser in a beauty salon, while another looks at cosmetics in a shop in exchange for what suits her, and one worker rushes to clean the store floor in the hope of receiving other customers.

Despite the return of the majority of the shops and restaurants operating inside the commercial centers, the purchasing movement is limited, because "many people rely on electronic purchases, because it is safer in light of the spread of the epidemic," according to one of the owners of the shops to the island Net.

He added that a number of shopping centers have started trying to encourage consumption through direct broadcast services to "promote goods or attractive offers."

Tourist facilities
With the opening of the Great Wall of China in Beijing's northwest Badaling District, its south wildlife park and other tourist attractions on the outskirts of the capital, the Beijing government hopes the suburban tourism market will recover slowly after stagnating for two months, according to its website.

The Beijing government announced that the zoo had started since March 23 this year to receive visitors in the external areas, after booking tickets in advance to ensure a regular visit, and the rate of visitors reached 30% on an annual basis.

Preventative measurements
In light of Beijing's fears of the virus re-spreading due to incoming cases from abroad, the city asked all medical clinics to carry out a DNA test for fever patients, and all those coming to it were obliged to quarantine and DNA testing, amid the increasing number of cases of infection increasing.