A woman wearing a mask walks past plastic flower decorations, Wednesday, July 6, 2022, in Beijing. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





A woman helps a child with her bike on the street, Wednesday, July 6, 2022, in Beijing. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





A woman fans herself at an advertisement boards on a bus stand reflecting a masked commuter as they wait for buses in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)





A woman wearing a mask walks past images of door guardians outside a restaurant, Wednesday, July 6, 2022, in Beijing. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





Aerial photo taken on July 6, 2022 shows farmers working at a drying yard in Jinlong Village of Hengyang City, central China's Hunan Province. (Photo by Cao Zhengping/Xinhua News Agency)





Workers wearing face masks walk out from an office building during a lunch hour break in Beijing, Wednesday, July 6, 2022. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)





A woman wearing a face mask helps a child put on a mask at a traffic intersection in Beijing, Wednesday, July 6, 2022. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)





A worker in protective gear rubs his eye as he cools off in front of a fan in Beijing, Wednesday, July 6, 2022. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)





An elderly man wearing a mask stands near a street vendor selling lotus flowers, Thursday, July 7, 2022, in Beijing. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





A woman wearing a face mask waits to cross an intersection in the central business district in Beijing, Thursday, July 7, 2022. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)





A woman wearing a face mask and holding a parasol stands along a street in the central business district in Beijing, Thursday, July 7, 2022. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)





A vendor wearing a face mask sells snacks along a street in the central business district in Beijing, Thursday, July 7, 2022. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)





Commuters wearing face masks walk out of a subway station in the central business district in Beijing, Thursday, July 7, 2022. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)





A man wearing a mask walks past a mural depicting birds, Thursday, July 7, 2022, in Beijing. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





An elderly man wearing a face mask fans himself at a public park in Beijing, Friday, July 8, 2022. The Chinese capital Beijing appears to have backed off a plan to launch a vaccine mandate for entry into certain public spaces after pushback from residents. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)





People wearing face masks ride bicycles and scooters along a street in Beijing, Friday, July 8, 2022. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)





A woman and boy wearing face masks feed fish in a pond at a public park in Beijing, Friday, July 8, 2022. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)





People wearing face masks sit on a bench at a public park in Beijing, Friday, July 8, 2022. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)





A woman chats with a man through a gap in a barrier of a sealed area, amid new lockdown measures in parts of the city to curb the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai, China on July 11, 2022. (Photo by Aly Song/Reuters)





A woman wearing a face mask looks through a fogged-up window on a public bus during a rainy morning in the central business district in Beijing, Tuesday, July 12, 2022. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)