Beijing to ease Covid-19 restaurant, school bans as local infections wane
- Limits will remain in areas that have had cases in the last week
- But restaurant dine-in restrictions will go and students will return to school
The Chinese capital is moving to ease Covid-19 restrictions for much of the city, limiting them to areas that have reported community infections in the past week, according to the official Beijing Daily.
Primary and secondary students will return to school in batches, with most going back on June 13, while kindergarten pupils will return to school on June 20.
Universities must “strictly manage campus entry and exit access” and allow students to return to their homes and hometowns in a safe and orderly fashion in line with end-of-term arrangements.
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Public transport passengers and people entering public venues and buildings will need a negative Covid-19 test result taken within 72 hours, instead of 48 hours as required before, as will people entering and leaving the city.