Major Chinese cities Beijing and Shanghai began to relax Covid controls over the weekend as the local case count dropped.
Nationwide, the number of new cases with symptoms on the mainland fell to 20 on Sunday, down from 54 a day earlier. The capital city of Beijing reported eight new Covid cases for Sunday, while Shanghai recorded six.
The loosening of restrictions comes about two months after Shanghai, China's largest city, ordered people to stay in their apartments for mass virus testing. Beijing city had begun tightening Covid controls about a month ago, but only locked down some neighborhoods.Download NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
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