After months of fear, the first city to lock down because of coronavirus is inching closer to normality. But scars remain just below the surface.
Wuhan, China The first city in the world to go into lockdown due to the coronavirus is slowly returning to something that might be described as normal, after months of fear and anxiety.
But the scars of the viral outbreak which for 76 days shut down the Chinese city of Wuhan, and much of the surrounding Hubei province, lie just beneath the surface, with many citizens worried about a second outbreak and businesses still struggling to get back on their feet.The first known cases of the virus were detected in Wuhan in mid-December.
Wuhan resident: A second wave is 'absolutely' coming 04:28Suzanne said that he believed a second wave of infections in the city was inevitable, as people begin to go outside again and potentially mingle with asymptomatic cases."To be able to go outside was just that explosion of excitement but then you have that fear of can I go outside? Should I go outside? Is my family going to be okay if I go outside?" he said. "I hope it gets back to the way that it was.
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