People wait for the restrictions to be lifted at a community in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Aug. 28, 2021. Central China's Zhengzhou city cleared all its medium- and high-risk areas for COVID-19 on Saturday, with closed-management measures in affected areas lifted, reported the city authorities. (Xinhua/Li An)
ZHENGZHOU, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Central China's Zhengzhou city cleared all its medium- and high-risk areas for COVID-19 on Saturday, with closed-management measures in affected areas lifted, reported the city authorities.
Starting noon Saturday, the Jingguang Road subdistrict in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan Province, was downgraded from medium-risk to low-risk. The city had no medium- and high-risk areas anymore, according to a government statement.
Temporary sites for checking nucleic acid test reports for those leaving the city were also removed.
From July 31 to Aug. 26, the province reported a total of 167 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, and 66 of them were discharged from the hospital. Enditem
People are seen after restrictions were lifted at a community in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Aug. 28, 2021. Central China's Zhengzhou city cleared all its medium- and high-risk areas for COVID-19 on Saturday, with closed-management measures in affected areas lifted, reported the city authorities. (Xinhua/Xu Yanan)
People hug each other after restrictions were lifted at a community in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Aug. 28, 2021. Central China's Zhengzhou city cleared all its medium- and high-risk areas for COVID-19 on Saturday, with closed-management measures in affected areas lifted, reported the city authorities. (Xinhua/Li An)
People walk on the street in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Aug. 28, 2021. Central China's Zhengzhou city cleared all its medium- and high-risk areas for COVID-19 on Saturday, with closed-management measures in affected areas lifted, reported the city authorities. (Xinhua/Li An)
People enter a community after restrictions were lifted in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Aug. 28, 2021. Central China's Zhengzhou city cleared all its medium- and high-risk areas for COVID-19 on Saturday, with closed-management measures in affected areas lifted, reported the city authorities. (Xinhua/Li An)
People hug each other after restrictions were lifted at a community in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Aug. 28, 2021. Central China's Zhengzhou city cleared all its medium- and high-risk areas for COVID-19 on Saturday, with closed-management measures in affected areas lifted, reported the city authorities. (Xinhua/Li An)
People play badminton at a park in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Aug. 28, 2021. Central China's Zhengzhou city cleared all its medium- and high-risk areas for COVID-19 on Saturday, with closed-management measures in affected areas lifted, reported the city authorities. (Xinhua/Xu Yanan)
People wait for the restrictions to be lifted at a community in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Aug. 28, 2021. Central China's Zhengzhou city cleared all its medium- and high-risk areas for COVID-19 on Saturday, with closed-management measures in affected areas lifted, reported the city authorities. (Xinhua/Xu Yanan)
People visit a park in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Aug. 28, 2021. Central China's Zhengzhou city cleared all its medium- and high-risk areas for COVID-19 on Saturday, with closed-management measures in affected areas lifted, reported the city authorities. (Xinhua/Li An)
People dine indoors at a restaurant in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Aug. 29, 2021. Zhengzhou started on Saturday to allow restaurants to resume dine-in service, while requiring them to conduct regular disinfection, shorten dining hours and provide serving chopsticks and spoons. Customers and takeaway deliverymen are requested to undergo temperature and health codes scanning before entering restaurants. Zhengzhou city cleared all its medium- and high-risk areas for COVID-19 on Saturday, with closed-management measures in affected areas lifted, reported the city authorities. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)
Staff members help customers scan QR codes as they enter a restaurant to ensure travel records of possible COVID-19 cases can be traceable in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Aug. 29, 2021. Zhengzhou started on Saturday to allow restaurants to resume dine-in service, while requiring them to conduct regular disinfection, shorten dining hours and provide serving chopsticks and spoons. Customers and takeaway deliverymen are requested to undergo temperature and health codes scanning before entering restaurants. Zhengzhou city cleared all its medium- and high-risk areas for COVID-19 on Saturday, with closed-management measures in affected areas lifted, reported the city authorities. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)
People dine indoors at a restaurant in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Aug. 29, 2021. Zhengzhou started on Saturday to allow restaurants to resume dine-in service, while requiring them to conduct regular disinfection, shorten dining hours and provide serving chopsticks and spoons. Customers and takeaway deliverymen are requested to undergo temperature and health codes scanning before entering restaurants. Zhengzhou city cleared all its medium- and high-risk areas for COVID-19 on Saturday, with closed-management measures in affected areas lifted, reported the city authorities. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)
People dine indoors at a restaurant in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Aug. 29, 2021. Zhengzhou started on Saturday to allow restaurants to resume dine-in service, while requiring them to conduct regular disinfection, shorten dining hours and provide serving chopsticks and spoons. Customers and takeaway deliverymen are requested to undergo temperature and health codes scanning before entering restaurants. Zhengzhou city cleared all its medium- and high-risk areas for COVID-19 on Saturday, with closed-management measures in affected areas lifted, reported the city authorities. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)
People dine indoors at a restaurant in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Aug. 29, 2021. Zhengzhou started on Saturday to allow restaurants to resume dine-in service, while requiring them to conduct regular disinfection, shorten dining hours and provide serving chopsticks and spoons. Customers and takeaway deliverymen are requested to undergo temperature and health codes scanning before entering restaurants. Zhengzhou city cleared all its medium- and high-risk areas for COVID-19 on Saturday, with closed-management measures in affected areas lifted, reported the city authorities. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)
Staff members prepare meals for the customers at a restaurant in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Aug. 29, 2021. Zhengzhou started on Saturday to allow restaurants to resume dine-in service, while requiring them to conduct regular disinfection, shorten dining hours and provide serving chopsticks and spoons. Customers and takeaway deliverymen are requested to undergo temperature and health codes scanning before entering restaurants. Zhengzhou city cleared all its medium- and high-risk areas for COVID-19 on Saturday, with closed-management measures in affected areas lifted, reported the city authorities. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)
A customer has her body temperature checked as she enters a restaurant in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Aug. 29, 2021. Zhengzhou started on Saturday to allow restaurants to resume dine-in service, while requiring them to conduct regular disinfection, shorten dining hours and provide serving chopsticks and spoons. Customers and takeaway deliverymen are requested to undergo temperature and health codes scanning before entering restaurants. Zhengzhou city cleared all its medium- and high-risk areas for COVID-19 on Saturday, with closed-management measures in affected areas lifted, reported the city authorities. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)
