Beijing residents flock to restaurants after the local government announced a gradual lift of Covid-19 restrictions this week. Since early May, China's capital of 22 million people stopped customers from eating out, closed gyms, and sealed off dozens of subway stations to constrict movement as officials tried to stamp out a coronavirus flare-up. "I ordered food delivery almost everyday," says one diner. "Now that dine-in is resumed, I must come out and experience the feeling and joy of eating in a restaurant." IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES