Every year, on August 25, China is celebrating Qixi corresponding to the nation Valentine. Rooted in a love story between a mythical oxherd and Weaver Girl is when romance blossoms and they exchange their eyes sticky love overpriced trinkets. In the central city of Wuhan, where the 19-COVID pandemic first broke out in January, he has had couples this festival another year more. Ding Hui, 33, contracted the virus mid-January and only survived after being intubated in intensive care. Now fully recovered and back at work on its financial companies, Ding threw a party to celebrate Qixi with her husband, friends and colleagues in a duplex penthouse overlooking the Han River Jiang. She says it took eight COVID-19 virus test to make sure it does not re-emerged. Hearts are painted on the windows; black balloons, white and gold offer a touch of glamor and entertainment for its exuberant seven years, Niu Niu. A cake is generously sprinkled with rose petals. And ‘thanks to a time to think and. “I always thought it was something normal work from home and hug my son to go,” says Ding TIME. “But when I was seriously ill, it was extravagant in my life.” The pandemic crown continues to erupt around the world in every continent with 25 million cases. September India’s set a world record Thursday for everyday infections with 83.883 new cases. But in China, where the new coronavirus has been included in a wet market in Wuhan for the first time, the epidemic is starting to feel like old news. On Wednesday, the most populous country in the world, only 11 new cases reported all imports. Read more: Wuhan his experience fighting the Crown in Wuhan, a city of 11 million boost in a draconian blockade for 76 days from January 23 encrypted medical details, as officials with the disease to curb thrown this change of attitude in sharp relief . When this reporter was last in the city, it was made before the block a couple of hours, and a growing foreboding hung over the deserted streets. On my return to the Qixi, the taxi stand at the Hankou Railway Station, but was wrapped in soft rain and melted sweet jazz legend Kenny G. My taxi driver did not even wear a face mask. Traffic was back among broken and scary usual on his move. And love was in the air. With Fatty Fatty lobster restaurant, watching the couple in the eyes of others over heaps of shells of shellfish desecrated, crimson grease drips evaporated gloved hands on plastic tablecloths. Outside cabins crammed young lovers in karaoke and night markets bustling jewelry tried once again grateful to plan for the future. “In the past I wanted my husband every time we get a hard-fought divorce,” said Ding. “But after I was released from the hospital, I told my husband, that no matter what happens in the future, I would never speak again for a divorce.” A severely injured child recovers still slow ‘But Wuhan remains a nagging contradictory place, desperate to banish bad memories that do not forget, can afford. At her party, including joshing with friends from behind rosaer comedy sunglasses tests whether the takeaway container spray sterilized with ethanol. In the lobby of the building, a car in US conglomerate 3M sponsored sells masks, hand sanitizer, antiseptic wipes, and other miscellaneous items plague. After a brief return in May restrictions have been reintroduced, and each Wuhan citizens were tested within two weeks. “Wuhan is a seriously injured child who is still recovering slowly,” says Ding. Factory output, retail sales and exports in Wuhan are still significantly lower than the same period last year. Many shops and businesses have closed, not to open again. stimulus measures include 500 million yuan (of $73 million), shopping in the form of vouchers, as well as tax breaks and cash payments for some families. expand free trade zone to boost investment. ordinary Chinese help. The number 18 Brewpub, founded by Wuhan native Jiang Qi were forced to reach Lockdown, but the status of a cult that beer lovers developed in China on-line orders to show solidarity with the embattled city. “However, our data show that the lifting people buy our beer,” admits proud Jiang. “Loyal customers reflect a quality product.” Its three areas reopened to appear on Millennials dishes crowded Bavarian sausages next to a dozen beers locally, including a wheat beer, stout and eats breakfast cola flavored varieties. Only the sterilization of tables between the evidence of past travails customers. But the recovery of Wuhan was also a scramble propaganda. While describing President Trump spoke phrases such as “Wuhan Virus” and “Kung Flu” pandemic, Chinese officials have used has taken the rebirth of the city as a justification autocratic political system of the country colored. (This is also how some relatives COVID-19 victims begin legal proceedings against the local government for what they say is its early response late.) It was crammed photos of thousands of young people in a rave party at the pool, in the viral Center Wuhan August. Many thought the United States, their revelry was insensitive because the spiral of deaths elsewhere. Even the liberal hotheads like The Daily Show host Trevor Noah felt offended and said, “I feel a bit ‘in bad taste to have a pool party at the end in a zero deadly pandemic”. Read more: Within Wuhan, the Chinese city in the center of the deadly state media Crown chauvinist outbreak of China were unrepentant, of course, as the brush objections “sour grapes”. In fact, “if you do not see the torrential rain in June and July, music and dance festival, would have started much earlier,” sang an op -ed in the communist party mouthpiece Global Times. It is not only the official rhetoric. It was anxious recreation town when Olivier Hervet, co-founder of the Stuttgart Media University Art Gallery in Beijing, was invited to a show in Wuhan in mid-August to support. But national arrival, the French, he says with innuendo has been satisfied and sniping over European substandard work ethic than the Chinese. “The locals now a remarkable sense of courage to show the virus after the conquest, such as flounder West,” he says. But only time will tell whether there will be more trouble ahead. The source of the outbreak has yet been set, although the working hypothesis is that sprang from an unknown animal to a human being knew Wuhan Huanan Seafood Market, various equity exotics. This market will be closed today, but stands saw hawkers selling meat next live crabs, eels and huge throbbing bullfrogs in the city time. The fear is that confidence in bleeding complacency. “China is very strong,” shrugs thing. “I am grateful that I have been to China, [during the pandemic]. I had the virus in another country captured, I probably would not be alive today.”
Wuhan strives to return to normal, but the scars from the pandemic is deep
