In Beijing, the capital of China, meals at restaurants, which had been banned throughout the city for about a month as a countermeasure against the infection of the new coronavirus, will be lifted from the 6th.
Local authorities want to recover the local economy by relaxing restrictions.
In Beijing, people infected with the new coronavirus have been confirmed one after another since late April, and last month there were about 50 people per day.
In response to this, Beijing city officials have banned eating at restaurants throughout the city for about a month, but as the number of infected people is declining, from the 6th, some areas Announced that the ban will be lifted except for.
Also, in many areas of the city, working as usual is permitted instead of working from home, and tourist facilities, parks, movie theaters, etc. will resume after leaving a limit on the number of people.
In addition, entering and exiting public places, including offices and commercial facilities, required a negative PCR test "within 48 hours", which means that the expiration date is "within 72 hours".
In China, the decline in consumption due to strict infection control has hit the economy, and the city authorities want to recover the local economy by relaxing restrictions.
On the other hand, city officials say that classes such as elementary and junior high schools and kindergartens that have been switched to online will be gradually returned to face-to-face classes from next week.