COVID-19 testing booths were removed from some Beijing streets, and travel restrictions in the southern city of Shenzhen were lifted Saturday.
Testing booths in the capital, Beijing, were shuttered as grocery stores lifted mandates to show negative test results to enter.
Subways are expected to follow suit on Monday, although offices are still requiring employees to show negative tests to enter.their zero-tolerance approach to the virus. The government has said that severe lockdowns are essential to preventing the spread of COVID and overwhelming the health care system.
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