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‘We need to be alert’: Scientists fear second coronavirus wave as China’s lockdowns ease

Other countries on lockdown will be watching for a resurgence of infections in Hubei province now that travel restrictions are lifting.
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    1. David Cyranoski reports for Nature from Shanghai, China.

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For the first time in months, the Chinese province of Hubei, where the coronavirus first emerged, is getting attention for a good reason. COVID-19 cases there have dropped to practically zero, and last week authorities lifted travel restrictions in and out of the province, some 60 days after much of it was dramatically locked down. Now scientists — and the rest of the world — are watching closely to see whether easing the intense measures to keep people apart results in an emergence of new cases. An early analysis suggests that, so far, these fears have not come to pass.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-00938-0

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