Life in the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus first emerged, is slowly returning to normal as the government relaxes a more than two-month-old lockdown that cut the city off from the world and kept most of its 11 million residents at home.
A woman wearing a face mask rides a shared bicycle past people lining up to enter a supermarket in Wuhan, Hubei province, the epicentre of China's coronavirus disease outbreak, April 1, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song
Reuters asked several Wuhan residents to share their experiences with the millions of people across the globe now in some form of lockdown or isolation.MU ZI, TAXI DRIVER “The situation overseas, especially in Italy, really makes my heart ache. I hope that overseas coronavirus patients will be able to overcome this.”“In the beginning I was pretty scared, because the week after the lockdown was when the infections in Wuhan peaked, and the numbers published every day made me very sad.
“As someone who has lived through this, I would like to tell everyone don’t panic, you have to adjust your state of mind. Secondly make sure you take precautions, like washing your hands, ensuring good ventilation and exercising regularly.”“Now that it feels like we’re close to victory, I would like to tell the world’s citizens ‘add oil’, keep going! Let’s work hard together and I’m sure everyone will beat this.”“I am a Wuhan native. Since the city’s lockdown, I haven’t left the house.
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