Thousands gather in Wuhan as rest of world continues to battle Covid

MORE than 11,000 students attended a graduation ceremony in the Chinese city where Covid first appeared.

Crowded rows of graduates celebrated without social distancing and face masks on Sunday.


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Thousands gather in Wuhan as rest of world continues to battle Covid
Crowded rows were seen as students attended a massive graduation ceremony in Wuhan

They packed the campus at Central China Normal University — while UK restrictions remain.

Wuhan held limited graduation ceremonies last year, meaning more students met this time.

The city of 11 million went into one of the world’s strictest lockdowns in January 2020, before it started to re-open after 76 days closed off from the world.

There were just 20 new Covid cases in China yesterday.

US spies are investigating if the virus leaked from a Wuhan lab.

The communist state claims there have been 4,636 deaths from Covid in total, the majority in Wuhan.

More than 3.8 million people have died from the virus since records began.


Thousands gather in Wuhan as rest of world continues to battle Covid
The newly grads packed the campus at Central China Normal University, the city where Covid first appeared
Thousands gather in Wuhan as rest of world continues to battle Covid
They celebrated without social distancing or face masks on Sunday
Thousands gather in Wuhan as rest of world continues to battle Covid
It comes as UK restrictions remain and US spies investigate if the virus leaked from a Wuhan lab

Thousands gather in Wuhan as rest of world continues to battle Covid