BEIJING — Amid the further containment of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), China is powering ahead in returning to work and resuming business and production. The following are the latest facts and figures:

— More than 80 percent of life service providers nationwide have resumed work as China has strengthened efforts in epidemic prevention and control, according to the Ministry of Commerce (MOC).

The MOC will coordinate with related authorities to facilitate rent reductions for micro and small firms as well as self-employed businesses, stimulate the potential of community consumption and promote the upgrading of the catering industry.

— A total of 115 million domestic tourist trips were made in China during the five-day May Day holiday, which ran from May 1 to 5. Domestic tourism revenue reached over 47 billion yuan (about $6.7 billion) during the holiday, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

Hubei province, which has been hit hard by COVID-19, received 7.35 million tourists during the holiday, achieving 2.45 billion yuan of tourism revenue, according to Hubei provincial administration of culture and tourism.

The province lowered its level of novel coronavirus emergency response from the highest to the second-highest starting May 2.

— China's housing market is showing signs of heating up amid the country's efforts in resuming normal economic activities, an industrial report said.

The search for housing increased 10.9 percent month-on-month in April, while the number of new houses for sale surged 56.2 percent from one month earlier, according to a report by online marketplace 58.com and housing information platform anjuke.com.

Home seekers seemed to regain confidence, as the confidence index stood at 102.7, up 1.8 percent month-on-month, the report showed.