Wuhan, China, first went into lockdown on Jan. 23 in a then-unprecedented move by a government to stop the spread of the virus
reports that nearly 94 percent of businesses in the city — which amounts to a total of 11,000 — have resumed their operations.
The outlet adds that some shops have opened up street-front counters so customers can buy goods without entering the building, and more and more families are seen venturing out to enjoy some fresh air.RELATED: U.S. Nears 400,000 Coronavirus Cases, 13,000 Deaths: Here’s an Updated Map of the Spread And while the city tries to heal economically from the outbreak, its residents will also need time to heal emotionally from the experience. Of China’s 80,000 total reported cases of the virus, nearly two-thirds were in Wuhan alone.
“Wuhan people experienced it firsthand,” Yan Hui, a Wuhan native in her 50s who recovered from the coronavirus told. “Their friends got sick. Their friends and friends’ relatives died. Right before their eyes, one by one, they left us.”Wednesday’s reopening comes one day after China reported no new deaths for the first time since January and only three new local infections in recent weeks. The country accounts for 83,933 of the 1.4 million global cases and 3,333 deaths.
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