Once Again

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For the First Time in months, the people have allowed to leave, the Chinese city of Wuhan, where The Virus originated, before the whole world. The Authorities have celebrated the had that moment as a Success , But the residents very different experiences, what is probably the largest lockdown in human history.

It took 76 days, But in Wuhan, lockdown is now over. The highway tolls have again opened, and the flights and trains are Once Again leave The City .

the residents - if you as virus-Free - finally, the travel to other parts of China.

"During The Past two months, and almost nobody was on The Streets ," delivery driver Jia Shengzhi me.

"It made me sad. "

Wuhan has one of The Most extensive and most difficult set of quarantine-to keep restrictions on The Planet . To begin with, people were allowed out to shop for food, But to leave until the middle of February, no one was allowed to their residential areas.

The Delivery driver artery was an important life.

"We sometimes ask calls from customers to for assistance, such as The Delivery of medicines to their parents in old age," Mr Jia says.

As The Head courier in an e-commerce company JD. com Wuhan delivery stations, he is concerned that such an order would not reach the customer On Time , if the shipment is via the normal method.

"So, I drove on the scooter, went to The Pharmacy , got The Medicine and brought it to his father. "

It is a Story Of pulling together in a crisis, that would be music to The Ears of the Chinese authorities.

anger, criticism is muted

But you don't need to find a hard Time In Wuhan voices are not quite as on message.

"The cover-up of the small group of Wuhan officials led to the death of My Father . I need an apology," Zhang Hai tells me, before adding: "And I need a replacement. "

His 76-year-old father, Zhang Lifa, died Covid-19 on 1. February, with contract The Virus in a hospital in Wuhan to be routine surgery for a broken leg.

"I'm very angry about it," Mr Zhang says, "and I think the other hand, the families of the victims are angry. "

In the early days of the outbreak, the officials to silence the doctors brought in The City , which expressed concerns about the spread of The Virus .

will try But Mr Zhang is particularly annoying that even today The Authorities still appear to mute criticism of their actions.

Before he could continue, until the ashes of his father, he says, he was told that the officials had to accompany him during the entire procedure.

"If we go were allowed to without an escort, then the families would be able to meet, and request an official statement," he says.

"We also have a WeChat group for the families of the victims, But The Police broke up The Group and the organizer was taken to the Police Station . "

Mr. Zhang has refused to collect the ashes of his father, and says he'll do it, alone, at a later date.

"Collect his ashes is a very private thing, it's A Family -thing is, I don't want Other People with me," he says.

'not the fault of our government,"

Mr Jia, The Delivery driver, says none of His Family or friends was infected with The Virus .

It is a Testament to the effectiveness of the block that has in spite of all the doubts about the accuracy of the official figures, no doubt, the infection rate slows down drastically.

in the last few weeks, some of the restrictions within Wuhan have been slowly relaxed, with Some People allowed to open from their residential areas and company from the beginning.

Now the last step, and Wuhan transport links to China were re-established.

But although there is evidence that others have as a hard lock, both men believe that China is on The Right path.

"in General we are talking have won, But we Can 't be complacent," said Mr Jia says.

"All Citizens should continue to protect themselves by wearing masks, with their temperatures, a scan of the mobile-health-code apps, always wash your hands and avoiding meetings. "

In The Balance between containment of the disease and the restart of the economy, The Risk of a further sudden rise in infections from sticking.

Mr Zhang, who accused the local authorities for the death of his father, insists he's grinding any axe with The National government.

Foreign governments, although, as he points out, are not Free from blame.

"Westerners Can not blame our government for their strong Death Toll ," he says.

"do you want to not wear masks at the beginning of teaching money to your habits. You have a different set of beliefs and a different ideology from us. "

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Source of news: bbc.com