Patient Zero: Wuhan One Year After Coronavirus Outbreak

Looking at the streets of Wuhan now, one would hardly believe that the city was once the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak and had to go into almost three months of lockdown to curb the spread of the disease. Although residents still wear masks in crowded places, the atmosphere in Wuhan is absolutely different.

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Gong Xinhua, 76, wearing protective mask, smokes a pipe at a street market almost a year after the start of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China 7 December 2020.

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People wearing face masks are seen at a main shopping area almost a year after the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, 6 December 2020.

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Sales assistants of a jewellery store wear face masks while doing promotions at a main shopping area almost a year after the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, 6 December 2020.

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People visit a street market almost a year after the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, 7 December 2020.

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People walk at a main shopping area almost a year after the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, 7 December 2020.

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A woman sells balloons at a main shopping area almost a year after the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, 7 December 2020.

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People dance at a park almost a year after the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, 7 December 2020.

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Local snacks are seen at a street market almost a year after the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, 6 December 2020.

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People wearing face masks walk on a street almost a year after the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, 7 December 2020.

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A clown interacts with people while doing promotions at a main shopping area almost a year after the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, 6 December 2020.

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A woman wearing a face mask looks out from a bus almost a year after the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, 7 December 2020.

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A woman checks her mobile phone at a main shopping area almost a year after the start of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, 7 December 2020.