BFF-17 China to lift travel curbs on Hubei province, including Wuhan

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China to lift travel curbs on Hubei province, including Wuhan

BEIJING, March 24, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – China’s central Hubei province, where
the deadly coronavirus first emerged late last year, is to lift travel curbs
after two months under lockdown, local officials said Tuesday.

Healthy residents will be allowed to leave the province from midnight
Tuesday, while Wuhan, the initial epicentre of the outbreak, will lift
restrictions from April 8.

BSS/AFP/MSY/1115 hrs