Wuhan five years later: No trace of the pandemic at coronavirus ground zero
The Chinese city registered the first cases of the infection and implemented the first lockdown of the population to curb contagion
The sun peeks through the morning haze between residential and office blocks. At the intersection, dozens of pedestrians, cars, motorbikes and bicycles pass by on their way to their daily tasks. A policeman directs traffic. Street sweepers rest on a curb. No one stops to examine what lies behind the faded blue fences surrounding the building. It is the Huanan Seafood Market. Ground zero for the coronavirus has become an everyday urban landscape. The first cases of an unknown pneumonia were detected here at the end of December 2019. It was closed on January 1, 2020 for disinfection. It remains closed. And empty.
