Wuhan COVID-19 lockdown over, but lingering fears slow recovery

A man buys fish at a market stall in Wuhan, which is slowly returning to life after more than two months of near total lockdown AFP/Hector RETAMALWUHAN, China: Hairstylist"Ah Ping" is back in business now that Wuhan's coronavirus lockdown has been lifted, but his salon has no customers, only empty chairs and lingering fears over a contagion that continues to haunt the city.

Residents need to show they have a"healthy" rating on a mandatory phone app to leave their homes, use public transport, or enter most public spaces. It said on Thursday that the country now has over a thousand such patients under medical observation - with 674 of those in Hubei, where Wuhan is the provincial capital.

Dancing outside the shop to get the blood flowing, Zhou said she also fears moving around the city, rarely going out and only for essentials while wearing protective clothing, mask and gloves.Traffic has picked up after a ban on leaving the city was lifted on Wednesday, but vast numbers of businesses remain closed and plastic barriers in streets hamper movement.

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