A high school senior student disinfects hands for a classmate at a school in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on May 6, 2020.
A high school senior student disinfects hands for a classmate at a school in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on May 6, 2020. - Senior school students in 121 institutions were back in front of chalk boards and digital displays for the first time on May 6 since their city -- the ground zero of the coronavirus pandemic -- shut down in January. / China OUT
China’s National Health Commission also reported the first double-digit increase in countrywide cases in nearly 10 days, saying 14 new infections had been confirmed.The virus first emerged in Wuhan, a major industrial and transport city in central China, in December. China’s ruling Communist Party imposed a quarantine lockdown on tens of millions of people — first in Wuhan and then the rest of Hubei province — beginning January 23, making Wuhan the first place in the world subjected to draconian restrictions.China has faced criticism both at home and abroad for downplaying the virus and concealing information about the outbreak when it first emerged in Wuhan.
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