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Coronavirus pandemic epicenter China’s Wuhan ends 76-day lockdown

Khabarhub

April 8, 2020

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Coronavirus pandemic epicenter China’s Wuhan ends 76-day lockdown

Restrictions in Wuhan have been gradually relaxed. (Photo: Xinhua)

KATHMANDU: China government has announced the end of 11-week-long lockdown enforced in Wuhan City, allowing travel in and out of the sprawling central Chinese city.

With the restrictions lifted, the first train departed Wednesday morning from a re-opened Wuhan, the epicentre for the COVID-19 pandemic, resuming business and ordinary life.

The city’s 11 million residents are now permitted to leave without special authorization as long as a mandatory smartphone application powered by a mix of data-tracking and government surveillance shows they are healthy.

“I haven’t been outside for more than 70 days,” said an emotional Tong Zhengkun, who was watching the display from a bridge.

Along the embankments and bridges, citizens waved flags, chanted “Wuhan, let’s go!” and sang a capella renditions of China’s national anthem.

Wuhan’s unprecedented lockdown served as a model for countries battling the coronavirus around the world.

(With inputs from Agencies)

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