#WorldatFive: Restaurants and bars are thronged, people swim in the Yangtze river and jog along its banks. Life seems strikingly normal in Wuhan, ground zero of the coronavirus pandemic thetimes.co.uk/article/wuhan-…
#WorldatFive: The turnaround is dramatic. Earlier this year, Wuhan resembled a ghost city, enduring the world’s harshest lockdown. It is now the focus of a Communist Party propaganda blitz hailing “victory” over the virus thetimes.co.uk/article/wuhan-…
#WorldatFive: The regime’s focus is on promoting success in containing the virus and Wuhan’s comeback — proof, it claims, of the wise leadership of Xi and the superiority of the authoritarian system thetimes.co.uk/article/wuhan-…
#WorldatFive: The official tally for Wuhan’s coronavirus deaths is 3,869, although the true figure is suspected to be higher. Some relatives have tried to pursue compensation for the loss of loved ones, but most keep their thoughts to themselves thetimes.co.uk/article/wuhan-…
“My heart is filled with deep sadness,” one delivery driver said. “Some grief is only known to people in Wuhan.” Read more in today’s #WorldatFive: thetimes.co.uk/article/wuhan-…
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