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Saturday, March 21, 2020

Coronavirus: fireworks in Wuhan as checkpoints are taken down, other cities in China ease controls


Coronavírus: fogos de artifício em Wuhan enquanto são derrubados pontos de controlo, outras cidades na China simplificam o controlo
  • Authorities begin clearing them as the city hardest hit by the crisis prepares to go back to work
  • But routes out will remain blocked, and some residents question how reliable the official numbers are
  • As autoridades começam a limpá-las, enquanto a cidade mais atingida pela crise se prepara para voltar ao trabalho
  • Mas as estradas permanecerão bloqueadas e alguns moradores interrogam-se sobre a credibilidade dos números oficiais.
Published: 5:15pm, 21 Mar, 2020
Medical workers from Henan give a thumbs up to Wuhan before leaving the city on Thursday. Wuhan has reported no new cases for a third day. Photo: Xinhua
Medical workers from Henan give a thumbs up to Wuhan before leaving the city on Thursday. Wuhan has reported no new cases for a third day. Wuhan não registrou novos casos pelo terceiro dia.: Xinhua
Some in Wuhan, the Chinese city hit hardest by the coronavirus, celebrated with fireworks as authorities began removing checkpoints after reporting no new cases for a third day, while other places also eased restrictions.
The command centre handling the crisis ordered that the checkpoints – set up when the city was locked down in January to contain the spread of the virus – be cleared starting from Friday, as Wuhan prepares to return to work.
But routes out of the city would remain blocked, according to a notice issued by the command centre.
A video posted on social media by Dahe Daily on Saturday showed several checkpoints being taken down in Huangpi district, and fireworks being set off to celebrate the removal of one in Xinzhou district.
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