Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. More than two years after a deadly strain of coronavirus was first identified in the central city of Wuhan, China remains locked in a COVID crisis. Around 400 million people are currently thought to be living under some form of lockdown across the country. World News | China's COVID Crisis and the Dilemma Facing Its Leaders, by Experts Who Have Monitored It Since the Wuhan Outbreak.