At 00:00 hours, April 8, 2020, the bell at Wuhan’s Jianghan Guan was rung, heralding the city’s revitalization. Wuhan started lifting outbound travel restrictions from Wednesday after almost 11 weeks of a lockdown aimed at stemming the spread of COVID-19. 

Everyday heroes remain on duty, keeping Wuhan city functioning.

On Jan. 23, Wuhan declared unprecedented traffic restrictions, including suspending the city's public transport and all outbound flights and trains, in an attempt to contain the epidemic.

Wuhan is Hero City.