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Zhang Hai stands on a bridge where he took his father out for a walk only about four months earlier. His father died of the novel coronavirus on Feb. 1. "The scenery is still here, but the person is gone," he sighs. He says he frequently comes to this par

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The New Rules For Mourners In Wuhan Have Angered Many Residents

2:41pm April 10, 2020

Zhang Hai's father died of the coronavirus on Feb. 1 and was cremated. Ashes can now be picked up, but the government requires a chaperone for visits to the crematorium as well as for burials.

Pisso Nseke left his apartment in Wuhan, China, on Wednesday — the first time since the city at the epicenter of the coronavirus crisis went under lockdown nearly three months ago.

Expat In Post-Lockdown Wuhan: 'Things Will Never Be The Same'

5:00pm April 08, 2020

by Maureen Pao

Pisso Nseke, a Cameroonian living in Wuhan, China, describes venturing out for the first time in nearly three months and how grateful he is to be alive. But, he says, he doesn't feel truly free yet.

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Health workers from Wuhan's Tongji Hospital share an emotional embrace with their peers from a hospital in Jilin province at the Tianhe Airport. Colleagues who worked on the front lines together for the past two months bid farewell as Wuhan lifts the lock

As China's Wuhan Ends Its Long Quarantine, Residents Feel A Mix Of Joy And Fear

12:34pm April 08, 2020

The end of the city's 76-day lockdown is a milestone in China's efforts to contain the outbreak of the coronavirus that sickened more than 80,000 across the country and overwhelmed health systems.

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Since the coronavirus outbreak began, Laura Gao has been troubled by the disgust and pity directed at her hometown.

'The Wuhan I Know': A Comic About The City Behind The Coronavirus Headlines

11:50am April 04, 2020

by Aubri Juhasz

Laura Gao is a native of Wuhan, China — where the coronavirus outbreak began. As the virus spread, Wuhan captured the world's attention. Her comic offers a personal look at the city she loves.

People in Wuhan, China, line up at a facility that tests discharged COVID-19 patients as well as individuals who had been held in isolation.

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Mystery In Wuhan: Recovered Coronavirus Patients Test Negative ... Then Positive

4:54pm March 27, 2020

NPR interviewed four residents of Wuhan who contracted the virus, recovered — but then had a retest that turned positive. What does that mean for China's recovery from COVID-19?

Coffins of deceased people stored in a warehouse near Bergamo — a city at the heart of Italy's coronavirus crisis — before being transported to another region for cremation.

Why 'Death Rates' From Coronavirus Can Be Deceiving

11:35am March 27, 2020

by Jon Hamilton

"Case fatality rates have been very confusing," says Dr. Steven Lawrence, an infectious disease expert. Here's why.

A man walks along the Yangtze River in Wuhan, the city in China where the novel coronavirus was first identified.

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Life In Lockdown: From Shock To Panic To ... Acceptance

1:12pm March 18, 2020

In Wuhan, China, most of the millions of people on lockdown have not gotten sick from COVID-19. But worries and isolation can affect their mental health.

"As long as you have these discrete outbreaks ... there is the opportunity to control them," says Dr. Bruce Aylward, team leader of the joint mission between the World Health Organization and China on COVID-19.

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WHO Official Says Coronavirus Containment Remains Possible

3:25pm March 08, 2020

China's experience shows how the virus can be stopped. But the World Health Organization's Dr. Bruce Aylward says other countries may be drawing the wrong lessons about how China achieved it.

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A delivery worker on a motorcycle on an empty street in Wuhan. Despite the city's lockdown measures to prevent the spread of disease, a handful of delivery companies are still in operation. Their workers provide supplies and necessities to residents coope

PHOTOS: In A Coronavirus Crisis, Delivery Workers Can Be A Lifeline

7:00am March 08, 2020

The city of Wuhan may be in lockdown — but its couriers are still on the move, delivering everything from medical supplies to instant noodles.

一个武汉人的心声——"我正活在地狱中"

2:57pm March 05, 2020

by 一位武汉的居民

在这个最初出现新型冠装病毒的城市，一个年轻人回首反思政府的响应措施如何永久地改变了她。