China said it will end travel curbs at the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic. Today’s announcement comes as 1.7 billion people across the world are in strict lockdowns in the governments’ bid to slow the spread of the virus.

Officials said that Hubei province, where the virus first emerged in December, will allow healthy residents to travel from midnight, two months after the lockdown was imposed. The region has reported zero new infections for four days. The relaxation of measures will n...