Residents play cards at a residential building compound near a barricade to prevent people gathering in a green space due to COVID-19 restrictions in Beijing, Thursday, May 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

A worker wearing a protective suit to help protect against COVID-19 stands outside an ambulance parked along a street in Beijing, Thursday, May 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)