Hubei capital stays strong amid outbreak as population endures hardship of being quarantined

Huangpu Road metro station is closed on Saturday after the virus outbreak. (ZHOU GUOQIANG / FOR CHINA DAILY)

Guiyuan Buddhist Temple stands shuttered for a sixth consecutive day on Wednesday. (ZHOU GUOQIANG / FOR CHINA DAILY)

A deliveryman rests on a busy workday on Sunday as most city residents remain indoors. (ZHOU GUOQIANG / FOR CHINA DAILY)

Light traffic makes its way through Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, on Sunday. (ZHOU GUOQIANG / FOR CHINA DAILY)

A notice at a residential compound warns vehicles from outside the neighborhood not to enter on Tuesday. (ZHOU GUOQIANG / FOR CHINA DAILY)

The Chinese characters "Wuhan, jiayou", roughly translated as "Stay strong, Wuhan", are displayed outside a theater in the city on Jan 24. (XIONG QI / XINHUA)

Traffic is light near the city's iconic Yellow Crane Tower on Jan 24. (ZHOU GUOQIANG / FOR CHINA DAILY)

Shoppers pick up essentials at a grocery store on Monday. (XIONG QI / XINHUA)

A person thought to be infected with the virus is taken to a hospital on Tuesday. (YUAN ZHENG / FOR CHINA DAILY)

People avoid a shopping street on Sunday. (XIONG QI / XINHUA)

Surgical masks, key items during the outbreak, are sold on Wednesday. (ZHOU GUOQIANG / FOR CHINA DAILY)

A worker making gas deliveries on Saturday wears a face mask. (ZHOU GUOQIANG / FOR CHINA DAILY)