Pride And Caution In Wuhan On Lockdown Anniversary By Leo RAMIREZ, S?bastien RICCI
01/22/21 AT 6:51 PM
Exactly one year after it thrust the word lockdown into the global conversation, Wuhan passes the anniversary on Saturday with a mix of pride at recovering from the coronavirus and caution over a possible relapse.
A year ago Saturday, Wuhan shocked the world by ordering 11 million anxious citizens be confined at home, beginning a traumatic 76-day lockdown that underscored the growing threat of a then-mysterious pathogen emanating from the city.
One by one, adjacent metropolises in hard-hit Hubei province quickly followed suit, as did cities and entire countries worldwide as Covid-19 went global.
Pride And Caution In China s Wuhan On Coronavirus Lockdown Anniversary Pride And Caution In China s Wuhan On Coronavirus Lockdown Anniversary Coronavirus has killed at least two million people globally and continues to spread, but in China less than 5,000 deaths have been reported by authorities.
A year ago, Wuhan shocked the world by ordering 11 million citizens be confined at home
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Exactly one year after it thrust the word lockdown into the global conversation, Wuhan passes the anniversary on Saturday with a mix of pride at recovering from the coronavirus and caution over a possible relapse.
A year ago Saturday, Wuhan shocked the world by ordering 11 million anxious citizens be confined at home, beginning a traumatic 76-day lockdown that underscored the growing threat of a then-mysterious pathogen emanating from the city.
It's been a year since Wuhan shocked the world and thrust the word "lockdown" into the global conversation, by confining its 11 million anxious citizens to their homes.
It's been a year since Wuhan shocked the world and thrust the word "lockdown" into the global conversation, by confining its 11 million anxious citizens to their homes.