(Yicai Global) March 13 -- Public attractions in Shanghai have begun re-opening their doors to visitors today as the number of new coronavirus cases emerging in the city has remained stagnant for some time.

Many parks, museums and art galleries in the city all revealed yesterday that they would open today but limit the number of visitors they welcome. The Huangpu River sightseeing trips, which ran every night before the Covid-19 outbreak, will get back to normal on March 15 and Shanghai Library will also start lending out books again today.

The city's parks will open at 50 percent of their daily maximum capacity, while museums will fix their own limit on how many visitors can attend. Shanghai Museum will allow up to 2,000 each day, about a third of the number it usually receives.

Visitors to all of the attractions will still need to wear masks, undergo a temperature check, and show workers their government-issued QR code that demonstrates they are unlikely to have Covid-19.

Cinemas, theaters, educational activity areas, restaurants and other attractions, including certain areas in museums, where visitors are in closer contact remain shut. Tearooms and restaurants in parks will open but with a cap on diner numbers.

Editor: James Boynton