LOCKDOWN: Haunting drone footage shows nearly empty road and waterways in typically busting Wuhan, China, amid a citywide lockdown over the deadly coronavirus outbreak.
The once-bustling city streets are quiet as residents remain indoors.BEIJING -- Carrying permits demanding “fast passage,” truck drivers rushed a 560-ton shipment of disinfectant from eastern China to Wuhan, the locked-down city of 11 million people at the center of a vast effort to contain a new viral disease.
Schools, cinemas and restaurants are closed in Wuhan, an industrial center with a population 1 1/2 times that of New York City. To keep people at home and reduce chances for infection, subway and bus services are shut down and private vehicle use is banned in downtown areas. With official passes, the 18 teams of drivers cut the normal 20-hour travel time to 15 hours, according to the manager, Liu Hankang.The government has released no details of how it is enforcing travel curbs on smaller roads and villages on the outskirts of the vast locked-down area.“They can meet our needs for the time being,” said a 40-year-old father of two in Wuhan who would give only his surname, Cai.
State media say police in protective gear are stationed at hospitals to separate people arriving with fevers and other possible virus symptoms from other patients. Parents contacted by phone say their children, forced to stay home, are doing homework and watching TV.“He wanted to go out, but I had to keep him home,” said the chef, who would give only his surname, Nong.
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