摘要
With horns blasting on ferryboats,th e c ity o f W uhan in Hubei Province in central China,the epicenter o f the novel coronavirus disease(COVID-19)in the country,declared its reopening on April 8.Echoing the blasts,some vehicles honked their horns at the exits of the citys expressways,after waiting for hours for the barricades to be lifted for the city that had endured a 76-day lockdown.After getting the news about the reopening,Zhang Lu,a Wuhan resident,drove to the Wudong highway toll station on April 7 to confirm the news.She then drove back to downtown,deciding to com e back early on April 8.