Beijing will lower its coronavirus emergency response level from three to two, an official said on Sunday.
The Chinese capital has reported no new cases over the past 13 days.
However some restrictions will remain in place. A 50% visitor capacity on museums, gyms and libraries will remain. Exhibitions, sports events and other activities will gradually resume, the Global Times said.
All overseas visitors will still need to quarantine and undergo medical observation along with tests.
It comes as the province of Xinjiang recorded 13 new cases on Sunday.
On Saturday, one official in the provincial capital Urumqi told a state briefing: “The whole city has entered a ‘wartime state’, and will suspend all kinds of group activities.”
The latest measures there include restrictions on visits to other households and large gatherings and mass screening in buildings where cases have been detected.
Residents have been urged not to leave the city unless absolutely necessary and must be tested if they do so.
– Source: News websites
