Hubei officials say they have largely contained coronavirus outbreak

The Chinese province of Hubei has largely contained the coronavirus outbreak, according to the local government. Officials today changed the risk level of the former epicentre Wuhan from ‘high’ to ‘medium’. A government spokesperson said ‘main battlefield’ Wuhan and the rest of Hubei had achieved ‘important periodical result’ in stemming the epidemic, but warned of … Read more

China’s Hubei province to remove travel bans starting tomorrow

A two-month lockdown of 50million people in China’s Hubei province – ground zero for the coronavirus outbreak – will be lifted this week, the government has said.  People who have a ‘green’ health certificate – meaning they have tested negative for the virus – will be allowed to leave the province from midnight on March … Read more

Hubei residents are detained in ‘coronavirus re-education camps’ for ‘strolling on the streets’

Authorities in China’s Hubei Province have sent residents who strolled on the streets during the coronavirus outbreak to ‘re-education camps’, according to reports. A video shows the residents studying in a room guarded by anti-coronavirus officers at one of the centres last Saturday in Huangshi, Hubei Province of central China. It is said the detainees … Read more

Boy, six, guards his grandfather’s corpse at their home alone in Hubei during coronavirus lockdown

Boy, six, guards his grandfather’s corpse at their Hubei home alone after watching the bed-bound pensioner die during coronavirus lockdown The man was found dead on Monday by community workers in Shiyan, Hebei His grandson remained at home after the elderly man told him ‘not to go out’ Officials have denied allegations that the man … Read more