A resident holding her kid waits behind a police line before the unblocking of the Siyuan community of Nanjing, East China’s Jiangsu province, on Saturday. Local authorities had locked down the community after confirming one positive Covid-19 case in the neighborhood on July 24. Photo: VCG

An officer removes police lines at the Siyuan community in Nanjing on Saturday. Photo: VCG

A worker removes barricades outside the Siyuan community in Nanjing on Saturday. Photo: VCG

A resident, who lives in a locked down community on Zhongyangmen Street in Nanjing, carries food on his bike Thursday as the community further eased restrictions. Photo: VCG

A resident plays basketball with his kid at a playground in a community that has been opened Sunday after an 18-day lockdown in Jianye district of Nanjing. Photo: VCG

A kid celebrates the unblocking of a community in Jianye district on Sunday. Photo: VCG block

A resident walks her dog in an unblocked community in Nanjing on Saturday. Photo: VCG

A worker sprays disinfectant in a community in Nanjing before the lifting of a lockdown on Wednesday. Routine Covid-19 prevention measures will continue after the lifting of curbs. Photo: VCG

Residents wave the flag of China from their windows to celebrate the lifting of the lockdown in the Siyuan community on Saturday in Nanjing. Photo: VCG