Normalcy is returning to Chengdu, a southwestern city which has been grappling with a COVID-19 outbreak over the past few weeks.

As the latest COVID resurgence subsides, the Chengdu Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters said in a notice on Wednesday that the city's Jinjiang and Shuangliu districts, as well as Qingyang, Jinniu, Wuhou, Chenghua districts in the Chengdu High-tech Zone will resume normalcy gradually from midday Thursday.

People entering residential compounds and public places or taking public transportation must hold a negative COVID-19 test result obtained within 48 hours. Proof of a negative test result within 24 hours must be presented on the first day of returning to work.