Wuhan bustles a year after world's first Covid-19 lockdown

Passengers waiting for taxis outside Wuhan train station in Wuhan in China’s central Hubei province. — AFP pic WUHAN, Jan 22 — Barriers still enclose Wuhan's notorious seafood market — one of the few immediate reminders the city was once the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic that has transformed the world. Otherwise, the new normal in the central Chinese city of 11 million is much like the old reality; cars buzz down highways, sidewalks bustle with shoppers, and public transport and parks are busy. On Saturday, the city where Covid-19 was first detected in late 2019 marks one year since…