A man takes smartphone photos along a street lined with trees with leaves turning yellow in Beijing, Saturday, October 29, 2022. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)





A woman gets her routine COVID-19 throat swab at a coronavirus testing site setup along a pedestrian walkway in Beijing, Thursday, November 3, 2022. The ruling Communist Party is enforcing a “Zero COVID” policy that has closed areas throughout China for weeks to try to isolate every case. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)





A worker in protective gear rides on a street as she heads to take COVID-19 sample from residents who have been under home quarantine in Beijing, Thursday, November 3, 2022. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)





Workers wearing face masks give massages to customers as they sit on chairs on a sidewalk in Beijing, Friday, November 4, 2022. Chinese stocks in Hong Kong gained Friday after the health ministry said the mainland's severe anti-virus controls should be less costly and disruptive and a city said it would ease restrictions after access to an area around the world's biggest iPhone factory was suspended. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)





A woman wearing a face mask walks along a street in Beijing, Friday, November 4, 2022. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)





A worker wearing a protective suit watches as people line up for COVID-19 tests at a coronavirus testing site in Beijing, Saturday, November 5, 2022. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)





People wearing face masks sit on a bench at a pedestrian shopping street in Beijing, Saturday, November 5, 2022. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)





A woman removes a girl's face mask as she plays on a plaza in Beijing, Saturday, November 5, 2022. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)





A woman wearing a face mask sits on a bench at an outdoor shopping complex in Beijing, Saturday, November 5, 2022. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)





A soldier stands guard as runners compete during the Beijing Marathon in Beijing, China, 06 November 2022. The Beijing Marathon resumed after a two year hiatus following the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants were limited and were required to follow strict COVID-19 protocols before being able to join the race. (Photo by Mark R. Cristino/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a spectator waves a national flag as runners compete in the Beijing Marathon in Beijing, Sunday, November 6, 2022. Thousands of runners took to the streets of China's capital on Sunday for the return of the Beijing marathon after a two-year hiatus because of COVID-19, even as another death blamed on China's strict pandemic controls generated more public anger. (Photo by Song Yanhua/Xinhua via AP Photo)





Children wearing masks walk by a sign which reads “Exit” at a COVID test station in Beijing, Sunday, November 6, 2022. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





A woman lifts her mask to get swabbed for COVID test in Beijing, Sunday, November 6, 2022. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





A vendor wearing a mask prepares food in Beijing, Sunday, November 6, 2022. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





A woman, right, wearing a face mask shows her health check QR code as she and others line up to get their routine COVID-19 throat swabs at a coronavirus testing site in Beijing, Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Police in northeastern China say seven people have been arrested following a clash between residents and authorities enforcing COVID-19 quarantine restrictions. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)





Residents line up to get their routine COVID-19 throat swabs at a coronavirus testing site in Beijing, Tuesday, November 8, 2022. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)





Residents and office workers wearing face masks line up to register to get their routine COVID-19 throat swabs at a coronavirus testing site setup along a pedestrian walkway in Beijing, Tuesday, November 8, 2022. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)





An image taken with a multiple exposure shows the moon over the Yongdingmen Gate Tower during a total lunar eclipse in Beijing, China, 08 November 2022. The next total lunar eclipse will not occur until March 2025. (Photo by Mark R. Cristino/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Residents pose for a selfie as the moon rises during a lunar eclipse in Beijing, China, Tuesday, November 8, 2022. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





A child enjoys yellow gingko leaves outside the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on November 8, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Zhao Jun/China News Service via Getty Images)