Liu Pei'en stopped his business and went to Buddha's door to calm his mind after his father passed away due to suspicion of Covid-January 19.

Ms. Zhong Hanneng was also unable to sleep well after the death of her son from Covid-19 nearly 10 months ago, while her friends and relatives both avoided her family for fear of infection.

Some families who lost loved ones accused the Wuhan government of hiding the outbreak of the epidemic in December, forcing doctors to keep quiet and denied the possibility of the virus spreading from person to person.

Liu Pei'en's father Liu Ouqing, 78, a former Wuhan civil servant, developed Covid-19 symptoms after being hospitalized for routine medical check-ups without knowing that the epidemic was quietly spreading rapidly.

"I could say I died on January 29, too," Liu, 44, said in an interview on his father's birthday at his home in downtown Wuhan.

Liu spent much of 2020 in "insanity," using social media to express anger at the government's response to the epidemic.

"I am extremely angry. I want revenge," Liu said.

Disappointed and exhausted, Liu reached the door of the Buddha.

Liu is currently on a journey in search of "the universe's objective truth".

Nearly a year after the first Covid-19 cases were discovered in Wuhan, the Chinese government appears to be seeking to avoid accountability and change the world's view of the pandemic origin.

"Although China was the first country to report the infection, it does not mean the virus originated in China," Trieu Lap Kien said.

The media also focused on building an image of a strong and successful China in almost completely abolishing Covid-19, bringing life back to normal.

However, Ms. Zhong, 67, still believes that the Wuhan City government was at fault for the death of her son Peng Yi, a 39-year-old primary school teacher.

Ms. Zhong was among many Wuhan residents who filed a lawsuit against the city government but was rejected by the court.

She was haunted by the image of her son leaving alone in the intensive treatment room.

"I worry I will get depressed. I feel very frustrated and frustrated every day," she said, as a bony cold rain rained down on the gray and gloomy city.

Wuhan is getting back to normal, but the fear of the virus is still there, especially as winter is coming.

Her fear of infection caused rift between her family and friends and relatives.

Dozens of families have joined social networking groups to motivate each other and discuss legal possibilities.

The Wuhan government has not yet commented on the matter.

A 36-year-old Wuhan woman, who lost her father due to suspicion of Covid-19, said she wanted the world to know about the original "concealment" of the city.

"We didn't know the disease was so serious," she said.

Like Zhong, she was also shunned by friends and relatives, distressed at her loss and outraged by the city government.