The food markets in Wuhan, from which the deadly virus emerged, are again open: "The congestion is terrible, the Chinese see the Corona as a foreign problem and think it has taken over the virus"

• Street vendors in Wuhan // Photo: Reuters

While the world famous streets are deserted and most of the citizens of the ball gather for a closure, the food markets in Wuhan - from where the Corona virus burst into humans - are just as busy as we have not heard of the virus yet.

Bats, scorpions and even body parts are offered for sale at the Wuhan Central Food Market stalls, and crowds of people move from booth to booth in the indoor market. Many markets around China have returned to normal operation about a week ago, but the expectation was that in Wuhan - where the virus that killed thousands and paralyzed the world - came out with caution.

This is actually a "declaration victory" of the Chinese regime, which wants to show the world the crisis behind it. However, Chinese experts have also warned this week that mass crowds across China, and especially in Wuhan region, could cause a new terrible wave of the outbreak.

Foreign journalists visiting the market in Wuhan were able to report that there did not appear to be any change in Chinese behavior in the markets, and that hygiene levels there were still very low and did not meet the standards required for the Corona virus war.

Furthermore, European citizens who visited Wuhan said that throughout the city's markets, bat parts are sold as a natural remedy for various and different things, without regard to the epidemic this animal has brought about the world. "The Chinese now seem to treat the Corona virus as a foreign problem. They are really confident that they have already got out of trouble," said one of the European citizens who visited Wuhan city this week.