The containment measures imposed on the inhabitants of Wuhan have been gradually lifted in recent days. Residents of the capital of Hubei province, which has become infamous around the world as the starting point for the Covid-19 pandemic, are slowly resuming normal lives. Unfortunately, for many families, this involves passing through the city's crematoriums, where they can now go to collect the ashes of their loved ones killed by the virus.
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This rush to the funeral urns feeds doubts on the sincerity of the official assessment of the new coronavirus in Wuhan, and in all China. According to Beijing, more than 50,000 people were infected in Wuhan, and 2,535 people died. But a survey of the very serious online information site Caixin, these figures are far from reality. The independent media reports that 5,000 funeral urns have been distributed in recent days at the Hankou crematorium alone, in Wuhan, twice the official figure. In addition, Wuhan, a metropolis of eleven million inhabitants, has seven crematoriums in total. Caixin therefore estimates that the number of ballot boxes distributed is nearly 35,000.
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The Day of the Dead will be celebrated in China on April 5, and the relatives of the deceased flock to collect their ashes before this date. On social networks, photos and videos show the long queues, which reinforce doubts about the outcome of the Covid-19 in the city. " In the population, almost no one believes " the official figures, indicates the site Radio Free Asia.