Shanghai takes further steps towards reopening, Beijing eases Covid-19 curbs

Workers in protective suits rest on a street during lockdown, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in Shanghai, China, May 28, 2022.- Reuters

SHANGHAI/BEIJING, May 29 (Reuters): Shanghai announced on Sunday further steps towards returning to more normal life and lifting a two-month Covid-19 lockdown this week, while Beijing reopened parts of its public transport, some malls, gyms and other venues as infections stabilised.

The Chinese commercial hub of 25 million aims to essentially end from Wednesday a lockdown that has severely damaged the economy and seen many Shanghai residents lose income, struggle to source food and to cope mentally with prolonged isolation.