The announcement comes as suspicions linger that the ruling Communist Party government -- already accused of bungling the initial response to the outbreak -- continues to intentionally under-report the real number of deaths and infections
China on Tuesday reported no new coronavirus deaths for the first time since it started publishing figures in January, just a day before it plans to lift travel curbs from the contagion's epicentre of Wuhan.
Relief has been tempered, however, by caution over new risks: rising numbers of infected people arriving from abroad, and the invisible threat of asymptomatic cases. "The elderly are quite excited. They feel that because the lockdown will be lifted tomorrow, they can't wait to rush out ," said a 43-year-old Wuhan resident who gave only his surname, Xia.
"After the lockdown is lifted it doesn't mean that neighbourhoods will be totally opened, you will still have to register when coming in and out, and you need the green health QR code," a doctor surnamed Xiao told AFP.Wuhan's government said Monday that 70 residential neighbourhoods initially declared"epidemic-free" had that status revoked"for reasons including asymptomatic cases".
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