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Events on Wednesday 8 April 2020 1
2020Wuhan lockdownChina seals off city of 11 million to contain COVID-19On 23 January 2020, Chinese authorities imposed an unprecedented lockdown on Wuhan, halting travel in and out of the city of 11 million people. The cordon, later extended across Hubei province, became the model for lockdowns adopted worldwide, and was lifted on 8 April 2020.