Starting at 12 am on April 8, the Wuhan City government lifted the lockdown which had been in place since January 23. The National Business Daily reported (April 8) that the city is now experiencing a mass exodus with over 55,000 people expected to leave the city by train and over 6,000 people expected to depart Wuhan by air on April 8 itself. Some restrictions have been kept in place, though and people need to test negative for COVID-19 before they can leave. Additionally, most people will be required to take another test in seven days at their destination city. At the same time the Wuhan government has continued to urge people to stay at home and said “Don’t leave your residential compound, the city, or the province if you don’t have to.” Government officials are concerned about reigniting a second wave of domestic infections. Wuhan is one of the regions most susceptible to a COVID-19 comeback.
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