'Moving forward': Wuhan keen to shake off pandemic label five years on

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Five years on from the pandemic, China's Wuhan city in central Hubei province is buzzing with life, a far cry from the quiet streets and crowded hospitals during the world's first Covid-19 lockdown on January 23, 2020.   One such hospital built in days to treat the sick stands empty and a wall has been erected in front of the wholesale market where scientists believe the virus could have crossed over from animals to humans.   "I think people (in Wuhan) are moving forward," university student Jack He, who was in Wuhan during the lockdown, tells AFP.   "These memories are getting fuzzier and fuzzier, but they still have an impact on us. It feels like those few years were particularly tough."

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00:00The following day, the city of Beijing is under the control of the CCP.

00:05The CCP is trying to control the people's lives.

00:10The CCP is trying to control the people's lives.

00:15The CCP is trying to control the people's lives.

00:20I feel like I'm moving forward.

00:22My memory is getting more and more blurred.

00:26I still feel like I'm under the influence of the CCP.

00:28I feel like I've had a hard time in the past few years.

00:31But I feel like a new life has begun.

00:34In life, people are more or less anxious.

00:39I think this is a common thing for many people.

00:42And it's a process of psychological change.

00:45Everyone feels anxious.

00:47People are more and more concerned about Wuhan.

01:00Wuhan is a hero city.

01:03There are more and more tourists coming to Wuhan.

01:17Wuhan is a hero city.

01:26Wuhan is a hero city.

01:31Wuhan is a hero city.

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