Inside Wuhan, epicenter of China's coronavirus outbreak

Police officers salute as a medical worker from outside Wuhan arrives at the Wuhan Railway Station before leaving the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, in Hubei province, China, March 17. REUTERS/Stringer

Medical workers from outside Wuhan pose for pictures with a Chinese Communist Party flag at the Wuhan Railway Station before leaving the city, March 17. REUTERS/Stringer

Patients who have been cured of coronavirus and discharged from hospitals exercise at a quarantine center in Wuhan, China, March 12. China Daily via REUTERS

Medical workers in protective suits disinfect an intensive care unit ward of Union Jiangbei Hospital in Wuhan, March 12. China Daily via REUTERS

Medical workers and security personnel attend a ceremony marking the closure of the last makeshift hospital in Wuhan, March 10. The Chinese characters on the placards read, "Victory of the country, victory of Hubei, victory of Wuhan." cnsphoto...more

Chinese President Xi Jinping waves to residents quarantined at home at a community in Wuhan, March 10. Ju Peng/Xinhua via REUTERS

A medical staff attends to a baby with coronavirus at the Wuhan Children s Hospital, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China March 6, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS

Workers in protective suits remove bed linen inside a closed makeshift hospital which had been converted from a sports stadium, following its last group of patients with coronavirus have been discharged, in Wuhan, March 8, 2020. China Daily via...more

Medical workers wearing face masks jump rope as they take a break outside the hotel where they stay, in Wuhan, China March 5, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS

A playground is seen through the fence of a closed kindergarten in Wuhan, China March 9, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer

Workers in protective suits take part in the disinfection of Huanan seafood market, where the novel coronavirus is believed to have first surfaced, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China March 4, 2020. cnsphoto via REUTERS

Worker in protective suit sprays disinfectant inside a closed makeshift hospital which had been converted from a sports stadium, following its last group of patients with coronavirus have been discharged, in Wuhan, China March 8, 2020. China Daily...more

Workers ride smart self-balancing scooters as they control a robotic sprayer spraying disinfectant at a residential compound in Wuhan, China, March 3. China Daily via REUTERS

A sports stadium converted into a makeshift hospital to treat coronavirus patients in Wuhan, March 1. China Daily via REUTERS

Medical personnel in protective suits wave hands to a patient being discharged from the Leishenshan Hospital after recovering from the coronavirus, in Wuhan, March 1. China Daily via REUTERS

A man wearing a face mask rides a kick scooter through an empty intersection in Wuhan, March 3. REUTERS/Stringer

Medical personnel in protective suits distribute meals at a sports stadium converted into a makeshift hospital in Wuhan, China, March 2. China Daily via REUTERS

A man wearing a face mask walks past a store of French luxury brand Louis Vuitton at a shopping mall in Wuhan, February 25. REUTERS/Stringer

A medical worker in a protective suit shows a patient gestures of an exercise for rehabilitation at a ward of Wuhan Red Cross Hospital in Wuhan, February 24. China Daily via REUTERS

Community workers and volunteers wearing face masks sort and pack groceries from a supermarket purchased through group orders after supermarkets stop selling to individuals, in Wuhan, February 24. China Daily via REUTERS

Medical workers put on protective suits at a preparation room next to isolation wards at Wuhan Red Cross Hospital, February 24. China Daily via REUTERS

A medical worker in protective suit attends to a patient in an isolated ward of a hospital in Wuhan, February 22. China Daily via REUTERS

Volunteers in protective suits are disinfected in a line in Wuhan, February 22. China Daily via REUTERS

A man wearing a face mask rides a shared bicycle past a sanitation worker in front of a shopping mall in Wuhan, February 25. REUTERS/Stringer

Experts from China and the World Health Organization (WHO) joint team wearing face masks visit the Wuhan Tongji Hospital in Wuhan, February 23. China Daily via REUTERS

Buses are seen at a closed bus terminal in Wuhan, February 24. REUTERS/Stringer

A man wearing a face mask crosses a road in Wuhan, February 24. REUTERS/Stringer

An open shop is seen between closed restaurants in Wuhan, February 23, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer

A resident wears a makeshift protective face shield at a residential compound in Wuhan, February 21, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer

A passage blocked by barricades and shared bicycles is seen in Wuhan, February 20, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer

Residents line up to collect necessities purchased through group orders at a residential compound in Wuhan, February 21, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer

A man wearing a face mask rides a bike on a main avenue in Wuhan, February 20, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer

A community worker measures the body temperature of a man as police officers inspect his documents at a checkpoint set up at an entrance to a street in Wuhan, February 20, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS

A staff member is seen inside a pharmacy with disinfectants placed at its entrance in Wuhan, February 21, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer

Medical personnel arrive in transport aircraft of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport, February 17, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS

Medical workers in protective suits attend to a patient inside an isolated ward of Wuhan Red Cross Hospital in Wuhan, February 16, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS

Statues with face masks on are seen amid snow in Wuhan, China, February 15. China Daily via REUTERS

Patients dance inside the Wuhan Parlor Convention Center that has been converted into a makeshift hospital, in Wuhan, February 15. China Daily via REUTERS

A medical worker in protective suit takes a break at an isolated ward of Wuhan Red Cross Hospital in Wuhan, February 16. China Daily via REUTERS

Workers in protective suits conduct a door-to-door search to inspect residents in Wuhan, February 17. China Daily via REUTERS

A worker in protective suit stands amid snow to help transport coronavirus patients outside a hospital, in Wuhan, China, February 15. China Daily via REUTERS

Medical workers in protective suits attend to a patient inside an isolated ward of Wuhan Red Cross Hospital in Wuhan, China, February 16. China Daily via REUTERS

A nurse in a protective suit feeds a coronavirus patient inside an isolated ward at Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, February 8, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS

Medical workers transport food for patients during lunch hour at Jinyintan hospital in Wuhan, February 13. China Daily via REUTERS

Medical workers in protective suits attend to novel coronavirus patients in the ICU of a designated hospital in Wuhan, February 6, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS

Workers operate a vehicle to carry out disinfection in Jianghan district, in Wuhan, February 10, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS

A customer pushes a cart while shopping inside a supermarket of Alibaba's Hema Fresh chain, in Wuhan, February 11, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer

A medical worker in protective suit moves a novel coronavirus patient in a wheelchair at a hospital in Wuhan, February 10, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS

A makeshift memorial for Li Wenliang, the doctor who issued an early warning about the coronavirus outbreak before it was officially recognized, is seen after Li died of the virus, at an entrance to the Central Hospital of Wuhan, February 7, 2020....more

A worker in protective suit serves customers at a checkout counter of a supermarket in Wuhan, February 12, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS

A worker is seen inside a convenience store following an outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Wuhan, February 11, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer

Medical workers in protective suits are seen at the Wuhan Parlor Convention Center, which has been converted into a makeshift hospital in Wuhan, February 7, 2020. cnsphoto via REUTERS

Cleaning workers wear face masks outside a closed shop in Wuhan, February 7, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer

Customers wearing face masks shop inside a supermarket in Wuhan, February 10, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS

Community volunteers deliver donated vegetables to elderly residents at Furen community on the Lantern Festival, which marks the end of Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations, in Wuhan, February 8, 2020. cnsphoto via REUTERS

A delivery worker for Alibaba's Hema Fresh chain rides his electric bicycle on a road in Wuhan, February 7, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer

A worker measures the body temperatures of people leaving a supermarket in Qingshan district in Wuhan, February 7, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS

Medical workers in protective suits move a patient at an isolated ward of a hospital in Caidian district in Wuhan, February 6, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS

Workers in protective suits examine specimens inside a laboratory in Wuhan, February 6, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS

A worker sets up beds at the Hongshan Stadium to convert it into a makeshift hospital, in Wuhan, February 4. China Daily via REUTERS

A medical worker in protective suit adjusts a drip bag for a patient at a hospital in Wuhan, February 3. China Daily via REUTERS

An aerial view shows the newly completed Huoshenshan Hospital, a dedicated hospital built in eight days to treat coronavirus patients, in Wuhan, February 2, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS

Workers at the construction site of the new Huoshenshan Hospital, a makeshift hospital for treating patients of the new coronavirus, in Wuhan, January 30. China Daily via REUTERS

A worker takes body temperature measurement of a man at the entrance to a residential compound in Wuhan, February 1. China Daily via REUTERS

A doctor puts on protective goggles before entering the isolation ward at a hospital, in Wuhan, January 30. China Daily via REUTERS

Funeral parlor staff members in protective suits help a colleague with disinfection after they transferred a body at a hospital, in Wuhan, January 30. China Daily via REUTERS

Medical staff in protective suits treat a patient with pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus at the Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, in Wuhan, January 28. China Daily via REUTERS

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang wearing a mask and protective suit speaks to medical workers as he visits the Jinyintan hospital where patients with the new coronavirus are being treated, in Wuhan, January 27, 2020. cnsphoto via REUTERS

Excavators and bulldozers are seen at the construction site where a new hospital is being built to treat patients of a new coronavirus, on the outskirts of Wuhan, January 24, 2020. cnsphoto via REUTERS.

A street view after the Wuhan government announced a ban on non-essential vehicles in the downtown area, on the second day of the Chinese Lunar New Year, in Wuhan, January 26. cnsphoto via REUTERS

A worker sanitizes the square in front of the Hankou Railway Station, in Wuhan, January 23. China Daily via REUTERS

A staff member from a local sanitation and epidemic prevention team checks body temperature of a passenger in a car at a toll station in Wuhan, January 23. China Daily via REUTERS

A man stands in front of a screen showing that multiple departure flights have been cancelled after the city was locked down, at an airport in Wuhan, January 23. cnsphoto via REUTERS