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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
River port and capital of Hubei province, central China, at the confluence of the Han and Chang Jiang rivers; population (2010) 9,785,400. It was formed in 1950 as one of China's greatest industrial areas by the amalgamation of Hankou, Hanyang, and Wuchang, and by the late 20th century, with the advantage of large nearby reserves of coal and iron ore, it had become, after Anshan, the second largest metallurgical centre in China. Iron, steel, heavy machine tools, railway rolling stock, lorries, agricultural machinery, electrical equipment, including fibre optic cables, textiles, cement, fertilizers, and consumer goods including food and drinks, bicycles, watches, and radios are manufactured. Wuhan was a centre of unrest in both the Taiping Rebellion (1850–64) and the 1911 Chinese Revolution. In 1967, during the Cultural Revolution, there was an uprising here against Mao Zedong. Location Wuhan comprises the cities of Wuchang, Hankou, and Hanyang. The left bank of the Chang Jiang at this…
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From Philip's Encyclopedia
City and river port at the confluence of the Han and Yangtze rivers; capital of Hubei province, central China. Wuhan developed after being declared a treaty port following the Opium Wars of the 19th century. It grew further with the arrival of the railway and China's first modern iron and steel…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
City (pop., 2003 est.: city, 4,593,400; 2007 est.: urban agglom., 7,243,000), capital of Hubei province, east-central China. It is located at the confluence of the Han and Yangtze (Chang) rivers and is a conurbation of three cities that merged in 1949: Hankou, on the north bank of the Yangtze; …
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(wō-hän), city (1994 est. pop. 3,519,600), capital of Hubei prov., central China, at the junction of the Han and Chang rivers. The great industrial, commercial, and transportation center of central China, Wuhan comprises (since 1950) the former cities of Hankou , Hanyang , and Wuchang . Situated in…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
River port and capital of Hubei province, central China, at the confluence of the Han and Chang Jiang rivers; population (2010) 9,785,400. It was formed in 1950 as one of China's greatest industrial areas by the amalgamation of Hankou, Hanyang, and Wuchang, and by the late 20th century, with the…
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Full text Article How does the Wuhan coronavirus cause severe illness? (Feb. 2020)

From The Conversation: An Independent Source of Analysis from Academic Researchers
We usually think of viral respiratory infections, like the common cold, as mild nuisances that pass in a few days. But the Wuhan coronavirus has proven to be different. Of those infected, around 2% are reported to have died but the true mortality is unknown. There’s much we’re yet to learn about…
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Full text Article Should we be worried about the new Wuhan coronavirus? (Jan. 2020)

From The Conversation: An Independent Source of Analysis from Academic Researchers
The World Health Organisation has postponed its decision about whether to classify the new Wuhan coronavirus as a global health emergency. It wants to gather more information and will meet again at midday on Thursday in Geneva (late Thursday night, Australian time). In the meantime, China has barred…
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Full text Article How contagious is the Wuhan coronavirus and can you spread it before symptoms start? (Jan. 2020)

From The Conversation: An Independent Source of Analysis from Academic Researchers
Cases of the Wuhan coronavirus have increased dramatically over the past week, prompting concerns about how contagious the virus is and how it spreads. According to the World Health Organisation, 16-21% of people with the virus in China became severely ill and 2-3% of those infected have died. Read…
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Full text Article Wuhan's lockdown cut air pollution by up to 63% – new research (May 2020)

From The Conversation: An Independent Source of Analysis from Academic Researchers
The COVID-19 lockdown in Wuhan, China, resulted in a 63% reduction in nitrogen dioxide concentrations, according to our new research. We have calculated that this drop in air pollution may have prevented up to 496 deaths in Wuhan, 3,368 in Hubei province and 10,822 in China as a whole. The potential…
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