Wuhan returns to normal as world continues to battle pandemic

A resident rides past a mural titled ‘Memories’ in Wuhan, China, where coronavirus was first detected (Ng Han Guan/AP)

A year ago, a notice sent to smartphones in Wuhan at 2am announced the world’s first coronavirus lockdown, which would last 76 days.

Early on Saturday morning, residents in the central Chinese city where Covid-19 was first detected were jogging and practising tai chi in a fog-shrouded park beside the Yangtze River.