WUHAN, CHINA - JANUARY 22: (CHINA OUT) Security personnel check the temperature of passengers in the Wharf at the Yangtze River on January 22, 2020 in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. A new infectious coronavirus known as "2019-nCoV" was discovered in Wuhan as the number of cases rose to over 400 in mainland China. Health officials stepped up efforts to contain the spread of the pneumonia-like disease which medicals experts confirmed can be passed from human to human. The death toll has reached 17 people as the Wuhan government issued regulations today that residents must wear masks in public places. Cases have been reported in other countries including the United States, Thailand, Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea
Chinese authorities are lifting government restrictions for the central province of Hubei, where the coronavirus pandemic has its roots in Wuhan, the main city of the region. The easing of the limits on the region is meant to spur economic growth after the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic brought business activity to a halt. Wuhan is expected to get the same lifting of restrictions in April.
Hubei, which has been on lockdown for almost two months, plans to begin allowing its 60 million citizens to leave this week.
The citizens of Hubei are allowed to cross borders once they have presented a “green-code” to Chinese authorities. The green-code is meant to ensure that those departing are in good health. The code is to be given to authorities on Chinese citizen’s mobile phones, with a QR-Code, which comes in yellow, green and red. The color is a symbol of individual health status.
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