This photo taken on Nov 26, 2022 shows people walking in a street in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. (PHOTO / VISUAL.PEOPLE.CN)

URUMQI - Urumqi, the capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, will gradually resume its express delivery services and operation of logistics companies in low-risk areas from Tuesday, as the COVID-19 pandemic has waned in the city.

The situation of pandemic prevention and control in Urumqi continues to improve, the scope of high-risk areas continues to narrow, and life in low-risk areas is returning to normal, Sui Rong, head of the municipal publicity department, said Monday at a press conference.

The situation of pandemic prevention and control in Urumqi continues to improve, the scope of high-risk areas continues to narrow, and life in low-risk areas is returning to normal, said Sui Rong, head of the municipal publicity department

Fang Tao, head of the city's postal administration, said efforts will be made to step up the processing of backlogged parcels and mail.

With COVID-19 control measures in place, the city has restored public transport in a gradual and orderly manner from Monday. It has also begun to resume the operations of essential businesses in low-risk areas, including supermarkets, pharmacies and restaurants.

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Although community transmission in the city has been basically cut off, the city still has a number of high-risk areas and local residents still need to be on high alert for the virus, the city government said Sunday.