A resident undergoes a nucleic acid test for the Covid-19 coronavirus in Xi'an in China's northern Shaanxi province on December 30, 2021. (Photo by AFP Photo/China Stringer Network)





Delivery riders escort medical staff to a nucleic acid sampling site in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, December 30, 2021. After the outbreak of COVID-19 in Xi'an, many delivery riders volunteer to deliver daily necessities and register information for nucleic acid test. (Photo by Li Yibo/Xinhua/Alamy Live News)





The 1,000 Trees shopping center in Shanghai, China, 02 January 2022. Visitors have been attracted by the unconventional appearance of the landmark shopping complex with trees planted on its pillars and balconies. Located along the Suzhou Creek, the 1,000 Trees complex includes art galleries, museums, restaurants, and entertainment sites. (Photo by Alex Plavevski/EPA/EFE)





A villager pulls noodles at Xianju County on January 2, 2022 in Taizhou, Zhejiang Province of China. (Photo by Wang Huabin/VCG via Getty Images)





Children play ice skating on a frozen river near a residential area during the New Year holiday in Beijing, Monday, January 3, 2022. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)





Aerial view of rosy salt lake on January 2, 2021 in Yuncheng, Shanxi Province of China. (Photo by Liu Bao Cheng/VCG via Getty Images)





A community volunteer hands over eggs to a buyer at a temporary food store to provide supplies to residents outside a residential block in Xi'an city in northwest China's Shaanxi province Monday, January 03, 2022. Authorities in the northern Chinese city of Xi'an say they can provide food, health care and other necessities for the roughly 13 million under an almost two-week old lockdown. But some residents describe difficulties obtaining supplies and frustration and the economic impact on the city that is home to the famed Terracotta warriors, along with major industries. (Photo by Chinatopix via AP Photo)





Community volunteers visit residents to find out their needs at a residential block in Xi'an city in northwest China's Shaanxi province Monday, January 3, 2022. (Photo by Chinatopix via AP Photo)





A community volunteer uses a megaphone to remind residents to keep their social distance as they line up to collect their daily necessities outside a residential block in Xi'an city in northwest China's Shaanxi province Monday, January 3, 2022. (Photo by Chinatopix via AP Photo)





Residents shop for food at a temporary food store set up to serve residents outside a residential block after the suspension of delivery services in Xi'an city in northwest China's Shaanxi province Monday, January 3, 2022. (Photo by Chinatopix via AP Photo)





Government workers disinfect a work post with the sign “Model Community Party Post” outside a residential block in Xi'an city in northwest China's Shaanxi province Monday, January 3, 2022. (Photo by Chinatopix via AP Photo)





A man walks up an escalator as Hong Kong lawmakers pose for a group photo after an oath-swearing ceremony at the Legislative Council Complex on January 3, 2022 in Hong Kong, China. Hong Kong's Legislative Council is welcoming new members at a ceremony today, following a revamp of the electoral system by Beijing to ensure only “patriots” hold political power. (Photo by Anthony Kwan/Getty Images)





Electricians work on a transmission tower at the construction site of a new 220 kv high-voltage transmission and transformation project on January 3, 2022 in Quanjiao County, Chuzhou City, Anhui Province of China. (Photo by Song Weixing/VCG via Getty Images)





People practice Tai Chi at the Bund in the morning on January 3, 2022 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Yang Jianzheng/VCG via Getty Images)





People take pictures among sunflower installation at the “Van Gogh Alive” digital art experience exhibition in Dewey Center on January 3, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Qiao Jian/VCG via Getty Images)





A group of people play ice hockey on the frozen river near the The National Stadium Bird's Nest on January 05, 2022 in Beijing, China. The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games will be open in 30 days. (Photo by Di Yin/Getty Images)





A view of fluffy toy bears displayed for attraction outside the windows of a hotel in Yantai in Shandong province Thursday, January 6, 2022. (Photo by Tang Ke/Future Publishing via Getty Images)





A citizen rides in an almost-empty street in Xian city in Shaanxi province Thursday, January 06, 2022. The city of 13 million people reported 63 Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, showing a downward trend after two weeks into lockdown. (Photo by Roy Stone/Future Publishing via Getty Images)





A medical worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) sprays disinfectant to a resident, who completed the quarantine period, at the entrance of a residential community under closed-off management on January 6, 2022 in Xi an, Shaanxi Province of China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)





The sun rises in a neighborhood ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China on January 6, 2022. (Photo by Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters)