Wuhan

China's Wuhan city with a population of 11 million is 'swiftly launching comprehensive nucleic acid testing of all residents'

The mission to probe the origins of Covid-19 comes as China reported its first death from the killer virus in eight months amid a resurgence in coronavirus cases

The vaccination, available at 48 designated clinics in 15 districts, began on Dec 24, targeting certain groups of people aged between 18 and 59 years

During the early days of the outbreak, the city's hospitals were crushed with patients, testing was scarce, and many doctors worked unprotected

Almost a year since the city reported the world's first cases of COVID-19 in one of its handful of vast wet markets, and even as several other countries remain firmly in the grip of the subsequent pandemic, life in Wuhan has largely returned to normal

Chinese virologist Dr Li-Meng Yan has claimed that the novel coronavirus was made in a government controlled laboratory in Wuhan.

China faces foreign bitterness over the virus and an initial cover-up attempt by Wuhan officialsMany Wuhan citizens express persistent concern over an uneven recovery and fear of new outbreaks

The city said it has drawn up emergency plans to switch back to online teaching should risk levels changeSchools have been ordered to stock up on disease control equipment and to carry out drills and training sessions

The Wuhan Maya Beach Water Park reopened in late June, and the crowds have picked up this monthWuhan was the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in China and saw the most deaths

The Tai lake near Shanghai has also declared a red alert after its water level rose to nearly a metre higher than its safe levelThe Poyang lake in Jiangxi province, which is formed from the overspill of the Yangtze, is 2.5 metres higher than its warning level