When the lockdown was first announced, people began to stockpile food and resources in a desperate attempt to sustain themselves amid an unprecedented quarantine.
A woman from New Zealand, who was in Wuhan to visit her father for the Lunar New Year, told NewsHub about the conditions.
"It's quite scary here," she said. "There's all kinds of rumours online and there's a shortage of medical supplies. If we go outside, we cannot buy masks anywhere.
"There's also a shortage of food," she added to NewsHub. "A lot of shelves are empty."
A video shows medical staff apparently in Wuhan saying there is no more food or drink left in the hospitals, and asking for more provisions to be sent to the city.
likely a video from a hospital in #WuhanLockDown
medics are saying there is no food in hospital now.
we need food, we need food.#WuhanCoronavirus #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/nYukTdqbZT
— 巴丢草 Badiucao (@badiucao)
January 29, 2020