One night in Wuhan: COVID-19's original epicentre re-learns how to party

Wuhan hasn't reported a new locally transmitted case of the disease since May 10

Published: December 17, 2020 08:46 Reuters and Compiled by Christian Borbon, Senior Web Editor

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In a crowded Wuhan hall, Zhang Qiong wipes birthday cake from her face after a food fight with her friends. "After experiencing the first wave of epidemic in Wuhan and then the liberation, I feel like I'm living a second life," says Zhang, 29, who works in a textiles shop in the central Chinese city that was the original epicentre of COVID-19. Image Credit: Reuters

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Outside, maskless partygoers spill onto the streets, smoking and playing street games with toy machine guns and balloons. Image Credit: Reuters

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Nightlife in Wuhan is back in full swing almost seven months after the city lifted its stringent lockdown and the city's young partygoers are embracing the catharsis. Image Credit: Reuters

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People dance at a park at night, almost a year after the global outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan. Image Credit: Reuters

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A woman eats street food at night in Wuhan. Image Credit: Reuters

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People put cream from a birthday cake on each other, almost a year after the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease in Wuhan Image Credit: Reuters

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In scenes unimaginable in many cities around the world reeling under a resurgence of the pandemic, young Wuhan residents during a recent night out crowd-surfed, ate street food and packed the city's nightclubs as they looked to make up for lost time. Image Credit: Reuters

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The revival of the city's hard-hit nightlife economy offers a glimpse into a post-pandemic lifestyle that many hope will become a reality in 2021, after the global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines. Image Credit: Reuters

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Wuhan hasn't reported a new locally transmitted case of the disease since May 10, after undergoing one of the strictest lockdowns worldwide. | Waitress's stand at the entrance of a nightclub in Wuhan. Image Credit: Reuters

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The city of 11 million was shut off from the rest of China in a surprise overnight lockdown beginning Jan 23, with road blocks erected and planes, trains and buses barred from entering the city. Image Credit: Reuters

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Almost 3,900 of China's 4,634 recorded COVID-19 deaths occurred in the industrial city. Image Credit: Reuters

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