Hongkonger recalls weeks of lockdown in Wuhan, China, the first epicentre of the Covid-19 pandemic

When Hong Kong resident Lin Runqiao arrived in Wuhan on January 7, 2020, to celebrate the Lunar New Year with family and friends, he had no idea that his life would be turned upside down in the following two months. When the city emerged as the original epicentre of the deadly coronavirus that causes Covid-19, the government placed the central Chinese city under lockdown on January 23 to curb the spread of the infection. Caught by surprise, 62-year-old Lin spent nearly two months confined to an flat with his father, enduring food shortages and immense psychological pressure before he was able to return to Hong Kong.