'Not afraid of the virus': Wuhan turns page on Covid, three years on

People burn incense sticks at the Guiyuan Buddhist temple in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province on Monday, January 23, 2023. - AFP

WUHAN, China, Jan 23, 2023 (AFP): Residents of China's Wuhan said Monday they were hopeful for the future and no longer afraid of Covid-19, three years after the city was locked down over what was then a mysterious virus.

Since Beijing ordered Wuhan sealed off in a bid to suffocate the outbreak in January 2020, Covid has devastated the planet, killing millions and plunging the global economy into turmoil.