People stand in a spaced line to buy pork at the entrance gate of a closed residential community in Wuhan.
The province ordered the shutdown in January but has been gradually easing the rules and permitting people to move about within Hubei and return to work. But the figures pale in comparison to imported cases, which reached 74 nationwide on Tuesday – a trend that has fuelled anxiety about a possible second wave of infections just as authorities appeared to be bringing the country’s outbreak under control.The 74 imported cases were the most since officials started reporting the data at the beginning of March, and the number was nearly double that reported Monday.
Many cities have brought in tough rules to quarantine arrivals, and all Beijing-bound international flights are being diverted to other urban centres where passengers are screened for the virus.
And from those in Wuhan denied proper medical attention because they weren't card carrying CCP members, or showed very mild symptoms not deserving attention.