The city where the pandemic began has been Covid-free for more than a year. That all changed on Monday as a mutated strain returned home.
The Covid-19 pandemic began in Wuhan, China in late 2019 with a handful of cases linked to what was then a mysterious new illness.
Seven positive tests were recorded in Wuhan where state media reported the infections were among “migrant workers” and had been traced to a train station.People wear protective masks as they line up to pay in a supermarket on August 2, 2021 in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. Picture: Getty ImagesMajor cities including Beijing have now tested millions of residents while cordoning off residential compounds and placing close contacts under quarantine.
Elsewhere, over 1.2 million residents were placed under strict lockdown for the next three days in the central city of Zhuzhou in Hunan province on Monday, as authorities roll out a city-wide testing and vaccination campaign, according to an official statement.
Meanwhile, Beijing has blocked tourists from entering the capital during the peak summer holiday travel season.
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