The world was changed forever when the coronavirus outbreak forced the city of Wuhan, China to effectively shut down back in January—well now, it appears that life there is getting back to normal. According to new reports, the coronavirus lockdown in the city of Wuhan has finally come to an end after almost three months.
@CNN reports, China has ended its lockdown of Wuhan, the original epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, as the city is finally reemerging from the devastating and deadly outbreak that has now taken a toll worldwide. Wuhan’s borders, which had been sealed from the outside world since January 23rd, have now reopened and will now allow healthy residents and visitors to leave the city—as trains and flights have resumed operations along with the reopening of highway entrances.
The easing of travel restrictions on Wuhan is the latest milestone for China in the battle against the coronavirus outbreak, as the country recently reported almost now new local infections in the past few weeks. This is definitely promising news for a city of 11 million people that was brought to a grinding halt due to the virus.
Additionally, residents with a government-assigned green QR code on their mobile phones, which means that they have been deemed healthy enough for travel inside and outside the city, have been allowed to go back to work as long as their employers issue them a letter.
Luo Ping, an epidemic control official in Wuhan, said that the lifting of the lockdown is a “full restart” of Wuhan’s economic and social activities from their previous “suspension.” However, he warned that the city still has to brace itself to prevent the spread of imported cases and recurrence of local infections.
Ping stated:
“After work and production resumed, the movement of people increased and so did the risk of cross-infections from mass gatherings. Some residents have dropped their guard and don’t wear masks when they go on the streets. The reopening of Wuhan does not mean the all-clear, neither does it mean a relaxing of epidemic prevention and control measures (within the city.)”
This is certainly good news for China, let’s hope we can have the same success rate here in the U.S. soon.
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