Wuhan marks a year since first lockdown

Alive and kicking: Elderly men exercising in a park in Wuhan a year after the city went into lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19. — AFP

Wuhan: Exactly one year after it thrust the word “lockdown” into the global conversation, Wuhan passed the anniversary on Saturday with a mix of pride at emerging from Covid-19’s grip and caution over a possible relapse.

A year ago Wuhan shocked the world by confining its 11 million anxious citizens to their homes, beginning a traumatic 76-day lockdown that underscored the growing threat of a mysterious pathogen emanating from the city.