In what could be confused for a visual from 2019, Wuhan seems to have returned to normalcy as pictures of people from the Hubei capital partying in pools have sprung up. Scroll down for details. By Bayar Jain
Wuhan wave.
People watch a performance as they cool off in a swimming pool in Wuhan, China pic.twitter.com/sPIdpAmQ6G
— AFP news agency (@AFP) August 17, 2020
Following almost a six-month-long battle with Coronavirus with the first case reported as far back as December 2019, the people of Wuhan seem to have taken their achievements of ‘zero new cases’ in full spirits. According to a report by The Indian Express, thousands of people from the former Coronavirus epicentre were recently spotted making merry in water pools without masks. The report states that partygoers had huddled at the Wuhan Maya Beach Water Park to attend an electronic music festival, floating in inflatable rubber tubes shoulder-to-shoulder without masks.
NDTV states that people were captured donning life jackets along with plastic pouches to protect their phones from the water. Reportedly, a performer on a water jet board was also pictured hovering above the crowd, and a mask-less DJ playing songs from the stage.
VIDEO: ???????? Crowds packed out a water park over the weekend in the central Chinese city of #Wuhan, where the #coronavirus first emerged late last year, keen to party as the city edges back to normal life pic.twitter.com/SJFBmx5sU8
— AFP news agency (@AFP) August 17, 2020
Notably, the water park reopened in June with heavy discounts, states a report by Times Now. As per the same report, the water park also fell prey to a 50 per cent decreased footfall due to the pandemic and seasonal rain.
Earlier, reports of Prague in the Czech Republic organising a grand farewell dinner bidding adieu to the pandemic surfaced online. Then, a 1,640-foot-long table (500 metres), was set up at the Charles Bridge where people gathered with food and drinks from their homes.
As of August 19, 2020, 2,23,08,044 cases have been reported worldwide, of which 1,50,50,063 have recovered. China stands 34th with 84,888 total cases reported and 79,685 recovered. Currently, the USA, Brazil and India have clinched the top three spots, respectively, accounting for a total of 1,18,35,119 cases cumulatively.
