Last month, the city of 22 million stopped people from eating out, closed gyms and sealed off dozens of subway stations to try and stamp out a coronavirus outbreak
People dine at a restaurant in Beijing on June 6, 2022, following an easing of Covid restrictions in the Chinese capital. Dine-ins at restaurants have mostly resumed after last month when the city of 22 million stopped people from eating out, closed gyms and sealed off dozens of subway stations to try and stamp out a coronavirus outbreak. (Credits: Jade Gao / AFP)
Beijing, China: After staying home for more than a month, Chen Chunmei joined a long line of customers at a popular Beijing restaurant where diners tucked into massive bowls of crayfish following an easing of Covid restrictions in the Chinese capital.
Last month, the city of 22 million stopped people from eating out, closed gyms and sealed off dozens of subway stations to try and stamp out a coronavirus outbreak.
The curbs are now finally easing, including at restaurants.
"I'm very excited, mainly because we'd been sealed off for so long," Chen told AFP.
"I've been ordering takeout or cooking every day. I really wanted to come out for meals."