Back to work in China COVID-19 epicentre as restrictions eased

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People in central China where the coronavirus was first detected are allowed to go back to work and public transport is restarting, as some ...

Wuhan residents considered healthy are allowed to move around the Chinese city and take the bus or metro so long as they show ID. BEIJING: People in central China where the coronavirus was first detected are allowed to go back to work and public transport is restarting, as some normality slowly returns after a two-month lockdown.of the deadly virus, but confirmed another 39 infections brought from overseas.

The virus, which emerged in a market that sold wild animals in December, sparked a dramatic lockdown of the city on Jan 23 that was then widened to the rest of the province of nearly 60 million people. The easing of restrictions follows Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to the city earlier this month - his first since the crisis erupted.

China is anxious about an influx of infections brought in from other countries, with the number of imported cases climbing steadily in recent weeks to pass 350.Many cities have brought in tough rules to quarantine new arrivals.

 

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