A vendor wearing a mask to protect from COVID-19 walks through her store of Chinese New Year decorations in Wuhan on Jan 22, 2021. WUHAN: People thronged the streets of China's central city of Wuhan this week, as they made final preparations for Chinese New Year to bring the curtain down on a year marred by the COVID-19 pandemic that killed thousands.
The outbreak, which first emerged in Wuhan in late 2019, prompted authorities to enforce a complete shutdown between the end of January and early April last year, as hospitals overflowed with the sick and dying.As Chinese New Year approached, things were nearly back to normal in Wuhan, which has been largely virus-free for months, as people scrambled to make last-minute purchases of food and decorations for family celebrations ahead of the Year of the Ox, which begins on Friday .
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