This might be signs of good news for Chinese people and probably the rest of the world as Wuhan, the centre of the coronavirus outbreak in China, has loosened its two-month lockdown on citizens with movements partially restored as they are gradually overcoming the virus and returning to normal life.
According to the UK Guardian, small groups of residents in the central Chinese city were seen on Monday leaving their residential compounds, going to grocery stores and walking along the streets for the first time in weeks.
This comes a day after local authorities said residents could begin returning to work if they did not have a temperature and could provide a green health code, signifying their virus-free status as well as a certificate from their employer.
The city authorities said “The city would be “gradually” reopened and public transportation would resume. Non-residents, those stranded in Wuhan since the stringent travel restrictions went into effect on 23 January, could also begin applying to leave the city”.
The authorities also confirmed that locally transmitted infections in China have dropped dramatically over the last weeks, but imported cases continue to rise.
On Monday, China reported 39 new cases from the previous day, all of which were from imported cases, according to the National Health Commission.