Thousands of people attended a massive pool party Saturday in Wuhan, China — the first place hit by COVID-19 before it escaped into the world.
The pictures showed the city's Wuhan Maya Beach Water Park hosting an electronic music festival Saturday. Thousands of bathers, many of them preferring inflatable rubber rings over masks, were squeezed into the water as a DJ took the poolside stage.It would be an arresting sight in any country dominated by social distancing this year.
The vast majority of China's 4,634 reported coronavirus deaths have come in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province. The city's 11 million people saw one of the world's strictest lockdowns,. International governments and experts have accused Chinese officials of acting too late and even attempting to cover up aspects of the virus's early onset, something Beijing has denied.
Though there have been questions regarding the transparency and accuracy of figures out of China, there have been no recorded cases of community transmission in Wuhan since May.A performer at a pool in Wuhan on Saturday.To try to boost tourism, Hubei's culture and tourism department has been offering free entry to 400 sites across the province. The water park's HOHA music festival runs every night from July 11 to Aug. 30.
Attendees needed to make an appointment on the WeChat app, to show that they are from a"low risk" area and register with Hubei's health authority.
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