Wuhan: the city of 11 million at the heart of the coronavirus outbreak
Capital of Hubei province sits on the Yangtze river and is the birthplace of China’s steel industry
The city of Wuhan is one of China’s largest industrial hubs and a major crossroads. The capital of Hubei province has 11 million people and is under an unprecedented, open-ended lockdown to try to prevent the spread of a virus that first appeared in the city last month.