Coronavirus: Wuhan, Life After Containment - 20 Minutes
Two months after being confined, Wuhan, the starting point for the coronavirus pandemic, seems to be breathing slowly. On January 23, after the appearance of the virus and the multiplication of the number of cases, the Chinese authorities had decided to place this city of 11 million inhabitants, located in the center of China, under a "bubble" of isolation. Rail and air transport were first suspended, before a ban on residents of the urban area to leave their homes and leave the city.
After 75 days, the authorities finally lifted the closure and the final exit restrictions at 12:00 am local time. This decision, a sign of an end to the health crisis for China, comes when for the first time in two months, the Chinese Ministry of Health reports zero new deaths linked to Covid-19 in the country.
For several days already, some shops and transport have reopened and the inhabitants are going out, more timidly than before, into the streets. But if the city seems to come back to life, traces of the epidemic are still present. On April 4, for the first time in two months, residents of Wuhan were able to pay tribute to those who died of the coronavirus. Of the 3,500 fatal cases identified by the Chinese government, the city has 2,535.
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