Biosecurity

China will lift lockdown on Wuhan, the epicenter of coronavirus outbreak, on April 8

The mandatory lockdown in Wuhan, China — the city where the global coronavirus pandemic began — will be lifted starting on April 8, the government announced Tuesday. China barred people from leaving or entering Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province, starting January 23 and expanded the order to most of the province in the days that followed. 

Traffic control measures are being officially lifted in Hubei, outside of Wuhan, starting Wednesday, March 25, according to the local government. However, anyone leaving the province will need a government-issued QR code as proof that they are healthy, South China Morning Post reports.

While Wuhan itself still has two weeks of lockdown to go, some local operations are beginning to get back to business. Two car factories in the city started their production lines again on Monday, according to South China Morning Post.