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A medical worker takes a swab sample from a resident to be tested for the COVID-19 in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province. — A medical worker takes a swab sample from a resident to be tested for the COVID-19 in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province. Nervous residents queued up across the city for testing after a new cluster of cases sparked a mass screening campaign.

Here are links to the year’s best stories on Wuhan:

Vehicles travel on a bridge over the Yangtze River in Wuhan, Hubei province April 2, 2015. Picture taken April 2, 2015. REUTERS… — Vehicles travel on a bridge over the Yangtze River in Wuhan, Hubei province April 2, 2015. Picture taken April 2, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer <br> CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA <br>

Wuhan Was a Typical 2nd-Tier Chinese City Before the Virus

Masked pedestrians walk down a shopping street in downtown Wuhan, China, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. The number of cases of a… — Masked pedestrians walk down a shopping street in downtown Wuhan, China, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. The number of cases of a new coronavirus from Wuhan has risen over 400 in China and the death toll to 9, Chinese health authorities said Wednesday. …

Scared, Angry and Locked Down, Wuhan Residents Speak Up

People wearing protective suits are seen in Biandanshan cemetery in Wuhan, Hubei province, the epicenter of China's coronavirus disease outbreak, April 1, 2020.

Wuhan Survivors, Caught Between Grief and Surveillance, Want Accountability

Young people in China campaigning for freedom of speech and accusing the government of hiding the truth COVID-19.

'I Have the Obligation to Speak for the Dead'

A medical team member hugs a family member at the end of a 14-day quarantine following the team's return from Wuhan, the… — A medical team member hugs a family member at the end of a 14-day quarantine following the team's return from Wuhan, the epicentre of China's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at a hospital in Shanghai, China April 1, 2020. Picture taken…

China Cracking Down on Those Critical of COVID-19 Response

Street view after Wuhan government announced to ban non-essential vehicles in downtown area to contain coronavirus outbreak, on… — Street view after Wuhan government announced to ban non-essential vehicles in downtown area to contain coronavirus outbreak, on the second day of the Chinese Lunar New Year, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China January 26, 2020. cnsphoto via REUTERS…

A Month in Locked-Down Wuhan: A Father's Death, a Sleepless Volunteer and Pressure

A shopper wearing a face mask browses an aisle of cooking oil in a supermarket in Beijing on March 16, 2020.

China Economic Pressures 'Unbearable' as Coronvirus Eases

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