Journalism of Courage
The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus outbreak first emerged, began lifting a two-month lockdown on Saturday by restarting some metro services and reopening borders, allowing some semblance of normality to return and families to reunite. In pic: People wearing face masks wait for a subway train in Wuhan. (Reuters)
After being cut-off from the rest of the country for two months, the reopening of Wuhan, where the epidemic first erupted in late December, marks a turning point in China’s fight against the virus, though the contagion has since spread to over 200 countries. In pic: People wearing face masks walk on a bridge in Wuhan, Hubei province. (Reuters)
Wuhan accounts for about 60% of China’s coronavirus cases, but they have fallen sharply in recent weeks, a sign that the measures are working. In pic: A delivery worker passes food to a woman over barriers blocking an entrance to a residential area in Wuhan. (Reuters)
With the United States, Italy and Spain and other countries now battling soaring infections, China is focussing on the risk posed by imported cases - most of them Chinese returning home. In pic: People wearing face masks hug on the East Lake in Wuhan, Hubei province. (Reuters)
Authorities took draconian measures to stop people from entering or leaving the industrial city of 11 million people in central China. In pic: People with face masks eat outside a McDonald's restaurant in Wuhan, Hubei province. (Reuters)
Barber Xiong Juan, 39, cuts a customer's hair at a residential compound in Wuhan, Hubei province, the epicentre of China's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak.(Reuters)
