Top Wuhan official says residents should avoid going out unless necessary

Published at 08:29 am April 3rd, 2020

China: Wuhan, Hubei province, the epicentre of China's coronavirus disease (Covid-19)

Li Lanjuan, an epidemiologist at the Zhejiang University School of Medicine, waves a Chinese flag from inside a bus as she leaves Wuhan, Hubei province, the epicentre of China's coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak taken on March 31, 2020 Reuters

The risk of a rebound in Wuhan’s coronavirus epidemic remains high

Residents of Wuhan, epicentre of the coronavirus epidemic in China that emerged late last year, should strengthen self-protection measures and avoid going out unless it is necessary, the city’s Communist Party chief said

Wang Zhonglin was quoted as saying in a statement published by the Wuhan city government that the risk of a rebound in the city’s coronavirus epidemic remained high due to both internal and external risks and that it must continue to maintain prevention and control measures.