{"id":24596,"date":"2020-07-03T23:12:34","date_gmt":"2020-07-03T15:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/?p=24596"},"modified":"2022-03-26T11:32:57","modified_gmt":"2022-03-26T03:32:57","slug":"life-during-covid-19-a-glimpse-of-beijing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/life-during-covid-19-a-glimpse-of-beijing","title":{"rendered":"Life during COVID-19: a Glimpse of Beijing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The outbreak started in Wuhan around the Spring Festival early this year. After more than two months, Beijing, the capital, had finally won the battle against the Covid-19. &nbsp;In May, Beijing achieved zero local infections, and daily life, work and school were on a slow path back to normality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By the end of May, the pandemic situation was getting better and better. It seemed to be stable. Beijing&#8217;s emergency response level was lowered from level 1 to level 2 and finally to level 3. Local people had more social space and more convenience for daily life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of the scenic areas were open, &nbsp;lanes, blocks and the suburban areas could be accessed by showing your &nbsp;green health code. It seemed that the good time to relax had come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But out of a clear blue sky, on Thursday, June 11, the Covid-19 virus in the capital was ready to be active again, reigniting the new infections in some parts of Beijing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The type of coronavirus setting off Beijing&#8217;s recent outbreak in the Xinfadi market is said to be possibly more contagious than the one in Wuhan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So the epidemic is back again, but Beijing&#8217;s response is very quick. Beijing government has a very effective and efficient way of the control of infectious diseases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Local people currently go through  nucleic acid tests,  if negative,  it means that they&#8217;re safe. Now with the throat swab testing, people are just calm, not overly nervous, carrying out their life as usual as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today I have used my smartphone camera taking some candid photos for your glimpse of the local people going on with their daily activities during the pandemic.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WeChat-Image_202007011045041111-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WeChat-Image_202007011045041111-1.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WeChat-Image_202007011045041111-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption>People are doing grocery shopping.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WeChat-Image_20200701104459111-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WeChat-Image_20200701104459111-1.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WeChat-Image_20200701104459111-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption>People are doing grocery shopping.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WeChat-Image_20200701104442111-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WeChat-Image_20200701104442111-1.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WeChat-Image_20200701104442111-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption>Retired citizens are playing chinese instruments.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WeChat-Image_20200701104455111-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WeChat-Image_20200701104455111-1.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WeChat-Image_20200701104455111-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption>Retired citizens are playing chinese instruments.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WeChat-Image_20200701104450111-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24604\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WeChat-Image_20200701104450111-1.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WeChat-Image_20200701104450111-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption>People are playing pingpong outdoors.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WeChat-Image_20200701104446111-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WeChat-Image_20200701104446111-1.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WeChat-Image_20200701104446111-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption>Kids are having rides on merry-go-round.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WeChat-Image_20200701104508111-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WeChat-Image_20200701104508111-1.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WeChat-Image_20200701104508111-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption>People exercise by using the parallel bars.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tip: Hassle-free Beijing Guided Tours<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don\u2019t want to go the do-it-yourself route and prefer the hassle-free escorted tours,&nbsp; here are some options for Beijing guided tours:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/car_rental\/\" target=\"_blank\">Car Rental in Beijing<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/beijing_day_tour\/\" target=\"_blank\">Beijing Day Tour<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/beijing_package_tour\/\" target=\"_blank\">Beijing Tour Packages<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/beijing_winter_tour\/\" target=\"_blank\">Beijing Winter Tour<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/great_wall\/\" target=\"_blank\">Great Wall Tour<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beijing Tours<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/china_city_tours\/\" target=\"_blank\">China City Tours<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/china-tours\/\" target=\"_blank\">China Tour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Further Readings<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/top_10_must_see_attractions_in_beijing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Top 10 Attractions in Beijing<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/forbidden-city-travel-tips-the-palace-museum-travel-tips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Visit Forbidden City<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/tips-for-visiting-the-temple-of-heaven\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Visit Temple of Heaven<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/tips-for-visiting-summer-palace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Visit Summer Palace<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/how-to-visit-ming-tombs-in-beijing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Visit Ming Tombs<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/tips-for-visiting-the-great-wall-of-china-around-beijing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Visit the Great Wall of China<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/tips-for-visiting-tiananmen-square\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Visit Tiananmen Square<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/hutong\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Visit Hutongs<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/how-to-visit-birds-nest-and-water-cube\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Visit Olympic Sites<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/top-10-beijing-markets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Top 10 Markets in Beijing<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/top-10-beijing-shopping-malls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Top 10 Shopping Malls in Beijing<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/shopping\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beijing Shopping<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/beijing-food\/wangfujing-night-food-street\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wangfujing Night Snack Street<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/beijing-attractions-tips\/qianmen-street-a-famous-pedestrian-street-in-beijing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Qianmen Commercial Street<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/huguosi-street\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beijing Huguosi Street<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Any questions, just drop line.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The outbreak started in Wuhan around the Spring Festival early this year. After more than two months, Beijing, the capital, had finally won the battle against the Covid-19. &nbsp;In May, Beijing achieved zero local infections, and daily life, work and school were on a slow path back to normality. By the end of May, the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[3719,3718,3720],"class_list":["post-24596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-beijing-travel","tag-beijing-in-covid-19","tag-beijing-in-pandemic","tag-beijing-life-in-pandemic"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24596"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24596"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24596\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31069,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24596\/revisions\/31069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}