Wuhan water park hosts enormous pool party in China's coronavirus ground zero
Millions crammed into a water park over the weekend at the Chinese city of Wuhan -- the first epicenter of this novel coronavirus that quickly swept the globe earlier this year.
Massive audiences of bathing suit-clad partygoers standing shoulder to shoulder -- and with no face masks -- have been photographed at Wuhan Maya Beach Water Park on Saturday to attend a digital music festival, according to Agence France-Presse.
Pictures showed a pool filled with people and inner tubes, leaving small distance between each other. No one appeared to be practicing social distancing, as close-knit audiences stood at waist-high water to obey some DJ and see a guy in a water jet pack soar over the pool in a pyrotechnics show.
Saturday's scene came in stark contrast to how the city seemed earlier this season -- if Wuhan's some 11 million taxpayers were effectively sealed off from the rest of the world when the coronavirus started to spiral out of control in January. Throughout a 76-day lockdown, all public transport in the city was shut down, all flights, trains and buses were all canceled and highway entrances were blocked. Folks couldn't leave their communities without consent -- even to buy food from the grocery store.
In a series of good faith, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Wuhan in March, and, by April, lockdown steps that extended through the Hubei province, of which Wuhan is the capital, were raised. Around that time, the coronavirus had devastated Italy and sailed across Europe, as well as the United States.
In line with the Chinese authorities, there have been no new domestically transmitted cases in the Hubei province since mid-May. Though Western powers have cast doubt over the accuracy of Chinese characters on the real impact of the virus.
Over 68,000 -- roughly 80% -- of China's some 84,000 confirmed instances were listed in the Hubei province. At least 4,512 individuals have perished in the Hubei province -- roughly 97 percent of deaths documented by the authoritarian government on the Chinese mainland.
Despite launching in June, the Wuhan Maya Beach Water Park had not drawn many people involving a period of flood and heavy rain in the Hubei province. The park offered half-price tickets for feminine partygoers to attract guests and draw needed income. Over 400 tourist sites across the Hubei province are offering free entry.
Massive audiences of bathing suit-clad partygoers standing shoulder to shoulder -- and with no face masks -- have been photographed at Wuhan Maya Beach Water Park on Saturday to attend a digital music festival, according to Agence France-Presse.
Pictures showed a pool filled with people and inner tubes, leaving small distance between each other. No one appeared to be practicing social distancing, as close-knit audiences stood at waist-high water to obey some DJ and see a guy in a water jet pack soar over the pool in a pyrotechnics show.
Saturday's scene came in stark contrast to how the city seemed earlier this season -- if Wuhan's some 11 million taxpayers were effectively sealed off from the rest of the world when the coronavirus started to spiral out of control in January. Throughout a 76-day lockdown, all public transport in the city was shut down, all flights, trains and buses were all canceled and highway entrances were blocked. Folks couldn't leave their communities without consent -- even to buy food from the grocery store.
In a series of good faith, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Wuhan in March, and, by April, lockdown steps that extended through the Hubei province, of which Wuhan is the capital, were raised. Around that time, the coronavirus had devastated Italy and sailed across Europe, as well as the United States.
In line with the Chinese authorities, there have been no new domestically transmitted cases in the Hubei province since mid-May. Though Western powers have cast doubt over the accuracy of Chinese characters on the real impact of the virus.
Over 68,000 -- roughly 80% -- of China's some 84,000 confirmed instances were listed in the Hubei province. At least 4,512 individuals have perished in the Hubei province -- roughly 97 percent of deaths documented by the authoritarian government on the Chinese mainland.
Despite launching in June, the Wuhan Maya Beach Water Park had not drawn many people involving a period of flood and heavy rain in the Hubei province. The park offered half-price tickets for feminine partygoers to attract guests and draw needed income. Over 400 tourist sites across the Hubei province are offering free entry.
