Life Between Wuhan’s Thin Yellow Lines

A man looks over a barrier in Wuhan, Hubei province, March 22, 2020. Gerry Yin/Wild 

In February bright yellow barriers were erected in Wuhan in an attempt to cut off transmission of COVID-19. They transformed the city into an archipelago of walled-off residential compounds. It was an eye-catching defense for an invisible foe. They will be demolished before April 8, when the lockdown is set to be lifted, but officials have not announced when those around residential communities can be removed.

The entrance to a residential community is blocked by a combination of yellow barriers,
a shared-bike, and a slogan that reads, “Come back and stay at home today so you can
still go out and come home tomorrow,” in Wuhan, Hubei province, March 23, 2020. 

All photos Gerry Yin, a photojournalist who has spent the past seven weeks reporting from the central city of Wuhan.

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