Sharjah24 - Reuters: In the hope of a boost to the economy as more people recover from illnesses, some individuals in China's major cities of Beijing, Shanghai, and Wuhan braved the cold and an increase in COVID-19 infections to resume their daily activities on Monday.
Among those who gathered to sled or ice skate on a frozen lake in the capital's Shichahai Lake Park were some upbeat about the opening-up, after China dropped stringent "zero-COVID" measures on Dec. 7 to adopt a strategy of living with the virus.
However, a wave of infections has since erupted nationwide, after borders had been kept all but shut for three years amid a strict regime of lockdowns and relentless testing.
"After the end of this lockdown, we don’t have to scan the health code any more, nor do we have to check the travel code," said one of those in the park, Yang, who gave only one name.
"So we are free now."
Also at the lake was Zhong, a 22-year-old college student, who said he had stayed home for two or three weeks after getting infected.
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