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:

— China is set to orderly open up public places and entertainment venues, according to a guideline issued by the State Council on May 8.

Shopping malls, supermarkets, hotels, restaurants and other public places will be fully reopened on the premise of implementing epidemic prevention measures, the guideline said.

Meanwhile, outdoor places including parks, scenic spots and sports venues will be opened through appointments and with restrictions on visitor numbers.

— Over 84,200 students in their final year of junior high school in Beijing will resume class starting from May 11 as the COVID-19 epidemic is under control, the municipal education commission said on May 8.

Over 13,200 teachers will also return to classrooms, said Li Yi, spokesperson of the commission.

Li said junior three students are more in number and also younger, so more detailed management measures will be taken to prevent infection.

— As Wuhan citizen's lives gradually come back to normal, the city is accelerating the resumption of work and production.

A labor skills competition was launched on May 8 at the Wuhan Optics Valley, one of the most economically active areas in Hubei and home to more than 100,000 tech companies, with some 300 migrant construction workers in safety helmets and reflective vests attending an oath-taking rally.

The valley saw the settlement of US industrial conglomerate Honeywell's newly registered wholly owned subsidiary Huosheng Industrial Technology Co Ltd last month, as its headquarters for the company's mass-mid segment business in China.

— According to Liu Guoliang, president of the Wuhan Dining Industry Association, among the over 50,000 restaurants in the city, 13.3 percent have resumed eat-in service and 45.6 percent restarted takeout service. The daily number of food delivery orders has exceeded 100,000 in the city.

Meanwhile, traffic flow in the city returned to the same level as that before the epidemic, and all subways and buses have resumed operation.