Wuhan Zoo reopens to public for first time since outbreak

By Zou Shuo and Liu Kun in Wuhan | China Daily | Updated: 2020-04-23 09:31
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Visitors enjoy cheetahs at the Wuhan Zoo in Wuhan, Hubei province, on April 22, 2020 after it had been closed for three months. [Photo by Zhou Guoqiang/for China Daily]

"It's the first time our son has gone out since the start of the outbreak, and we thought going to the zoo would be a special spring outing," Ma said.

"The zoo's opening symbolizes that the city is recovering at a faster pace, and we are confident Wuhan will emerge stronger from the epidemic," he said.

The zoo welcomed 1,030 visitors on Wednesday, significantly lower than more than 20,000 during the same period last year.

Separately, all remaining bus and subway routes in Wuhan resumed operation on Wednesday. Some routes had opened late last month.

Further, taxi operations resumed on April 8, and the city will allow online ride-hailing services to resume on April 30, the Wuhan Bureau of Transport said on Tuesday.

Passengers are required to wear masks and scan their health codes while taking public transportation in order to reduce the risk of infection, it said.

The total number of city passenger trips taken via public transportation, including buses, subway, taxi and ferry, amounted to more than 13.2 million from April 8 to 20, with daily passenger trips reaching more than 1 million, the bureau said.

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