Shanghai hunkers down for final COVID battle, Beijing outbreak stubborn

Two women hug on a closed street during lockdown, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Shanghamore

A medical worker in a protective suit collects a swab from a child at a nucleic acid testing site during a masmore

A man looks over the barriers of a closed street during lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic, in Shanghai, Cmore

A woman sits on the bank of a canal, near a sign on a cordon line sealing off the area in Beijing, China, May more

Workers in protective suits walk through the gate of a barricaded residential area under lockdown in Beijing, more

A shared bike is placed next to barricades blocking a  residential compound amid the coronavirus outbreak in Smore

Workers in protective suits sort boxes near a waste sorting facility outside a residential compound under lockmore

Delivery workers wait to pick up orders outside a restaurant, after the city banned dine-in services amid the more

A worker in a protective suit eats dinner at a closed residential area during a lockdown, amid the coronavirusmore

A staff member serves a customer at a stall set up outside a restaurant, after the city banned dine-in servicemore

Workers set up barriers to seal off an area during the lockdown, amid the coronavirus pandemic, in Shanghai, Cmore

Bicycles from a bike-sharing service block a street during lockdown in Shanghai, China, May 16, 2022. REUTERS/more

A resident checks his phone behind the barriers of a blocked area during the lockdown, amid the coronavirus pamore

A worker in a protective suit keeps watch at the entrance to a residential building under lockdown, amid the cmore

A resident looks at a laptop behind the barriers of a blocked area during the lockdown, amid the coronavirus pmore

A staff member wearing a face shield serves a customer at a stall set up outside a restaurant, after the city more

A resident looks over a barrier that blocks a residential area during the lockdown, amid the coronavirus pandemore

A worker in a protective suit disinfects mobile toilets near an area under lockdown, amid the coronavirus outbmore

A worker in a protective suit sits near a blocked entrance to a residential compound as a man walks by, amid tmore

A delivery worker walks at a shopping complex where most shops are closed, amid the coronavirus outbreak in Bemore

People wearing face masks line up for nucleic acid testing amid the coronavirus outbreak in Beijing, China Maymore

A man rests in a tent near a residential area under lockdown in Chaoyang district in Beijing, China May 17, 20more

A person walks on a closed street during lockdown, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Shanghmore

A pregnant woman holds an umbrella while sitting under the sun in Beijing, China May 16, 2022. REUTERS/Tingshumore