Chinese from Wuhan, home of the coronavirus, resume their activities

The 11 million inhabitants of the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the new coronavirus appeared last December, are being allowed to resume their activities. Public transport was resumed this week, after two months of confinement and stoppage of movement of people. Neighboring  South Korea , which came to be the second most affected country, on Monday recorded the lowest number of new Covid-19 infections since the disease gained strength four weeks ago.

The restrictions in Wuhan were lifted after the Ministry of Health announced on Monday, 23, that no new cases of local contamination were recorded for the fifth consecutive day in the metropolis. However, 39 imported cases have been reported across China .

Wuhan residents who are in good health will be able to move around the city and take the bus or subway after presenting their identity card, officials said. They will also be able to return to their workplaces if they have a license issued by the employer. Those with a medical certificate that they have not been contaminated may be allowed to travel from Wuhan to other parts of Hubei province.

The spread of coronavirus in this metropolis prompted China's central government to issue a quarantine across the city on 23 January. Almost all other cities in Hubei, whose capital is Wuhan, have applied the same measures. Until now, the population was prohibited from leaving the limits of the municipality of residence. Although the Chinese Ministry of Health announced on Monday another nine additional deaths in China - all in Wuhan - the number of contaminations has fallen very clearly in recent weeks.

With a total of 81,093 cases and 3,270 deaths officially registered, China is now the second country in the world with the most deaths, after Italy.