China Now! Does this mean we can start to go back to normal ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3ySrtdrqlE
That video was from CGTN (China Global Television Network)
That Wuhan Pool Party excited some sour comments on Sydney TV News today, and from the descriptions of the way some people have been sharing the virus at pubs, clubs and restaurants, in Sydney, I guess there will be some that are envious.
I understand that in Wuhan authorities haves continued to test extensively, some may even say that they were testing relentlessly, even though there have been no reported infections since mid-May. Would it be safe to go back to normal? So, let's have a party and find out. A CNN report notes: Quote: "Now, the central Chinese city of Wuhan appears to have moved on from the virus, as thousands of revelers gathered in an open air water park for an electronic music festival -- without any masks or social distancing measures in sight. Over the weekend, the Wuhan Maya Beach Water Park was filled with partygoers in swimsuits bunched together shoulder to shoulder, waving to the beat of the music while cooling down in hip-high water; others relaxed on inflatable rubber tubes that packed the pool to the brim, with little space to float around. The crowded party scene remains unthinkable in many parts of the world still grappling with the deadly virus. More than 21 million people have been infected across the globe, with tens of thousands of new cases reported every day in the United States, Brazil and India.
But in Wuhan, life has gradually returned to normal since the metropolis of 11 million people in Hubei province lifted a stringent 76-day lockdown in early April. The city hasn't reported any new cases since mid-May.
The Wuhan Maya Beach Water Park reopened in late June, but more than a month of seasonal rain had discouraged crowds from turning out. The number of visitors in early August only accounted for half of the level in the same period last year, according to Hubei Daily, a provincial Communist Party mouthpiece newspaper, citing a manager at the park.
Currently, the water park receives an average of 15,000 daily visitors during weekends, and is offering half-price discounts to some visitors, Hubei Daily reported.
....the virus made a brief reemergence in mid-May, when six new cases were discovered in a residential community in the city. Municipal authorities rolled out an ambitious citywide nucleic acid testing drive, which saw more than 6.5 million tests conducted in just nine days, according to state media. "
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/18/asia/wuhan-water-park-party-intl-hnk/index.html