As the clock struck midnight, buildings, streets and bridges across Wuhan’s centre were lit up in a celebration recognising the landmark moment.
Seventy-six days after it was plunged into an unprecedented lockdown, Wuhan – the original epicentre of the novel coronavirus – has had its travel restrictions lifted by authorities.
Many of those leaving were either migrant workers or those returning home for Chinese New Year, who became trapped within the city. “My hometown Wuhan is amazing... our motherland is amazing! I hope China will continue to cheer, this victory will ultimately belong to us!” one person wrote on a CCTV News video shared on China’s equivalent of Google search, Baidu.
Yet the 3,333 national deaths slowed dramatically in recent weeks, and the lifting of Wuhan’s restrictions coincided with China claiming it had recorded no daily deaths for the first time since January. And all travellers leaving Wuhan will likely face a two-week quarantine period at their final destination.
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