Absent State Help, Wuhan Locals Rely on Each Other to Survive the Coronavirus

A man wears a protective mask as he holds an umbrella on the Yangzi river bridge as snow falls in Wuhan, Hubei, China, on Feb. 15, 2020. Getty Images

Feng Mingqin, a Walmart worker in the coronavirus outbreak epicenter of Wuhan, in central China, had trouble breathing whenever she moved around.

CT scans showed an infection in both of her lungs, and the doctor who diagnosed her with COVID-19 on Feb. 5 told her to seek “immediate hospitalization.”