Back on track but still on the lookout


Breathtaking view: The five-storey Yellow Crane Tower with the Yangtze River in the background currently receives about 11,000 visitors daily. — China Daily/ANN

Wuhan, the city in China hardest hit by Covid-19, has emerged stronger from the ravages of the pandemic but continues to impose measures necessary to prevent future outbreaks.

AS I was boarding a high-speed train to Wuhan late last month, I overheard a passenger excitedly saying: “I can see Wuhan again, extremely happy.”

I made the trip to see how life is progressing in this city that was hardest hit by Covid-19 and was in lockdown for 76 days.

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