COVID-19 is suspected to have started at a location in Wuhan, China, and more than a year later the area has had its first music festival.

Earlier this month, the Wuhan Strawberry Music Festival had over 11,000 people in attendance. Held at Wuhan’s Garden Expo Park, the event marked the beginning of a five-day May national holiday.

Running over two days, the music was from resident artists and local acts. To control the risk of a COVID-19 outbreak linked to the festival there were barriers and special security to restrict big groups from forming, but the people in attendance did not have to wear masks.

This is the first Wuhan Strawberry Music Festival since 2019 after the 2020 edition moved online due to the health and safety restrictions of the pandemic.

Since the outbreak was first reported in Wuhan at the beginning of 2019, the city region has become almost entirely infection-free. Currently, only 10 to 15 people are testing positive for coronavirus each day in the mainland of China. This is a huge drop as since the beginning of the pandemic there have been over 100,000 cases reported in the country.

Reuters reported that a representative from the festival told them that the attendee numbers had been restricted, and usually it would host thousands more.

Reuters also spoke to, Gao Yuchen, who attended the festival and said: “It has not been easy to get to where we are today. People here have put in huge efforts and paid a big price, so I feel very excited to be here.”

Strawberry Music Festival is a brand that has events planned in other parts of China including Beijing, and according to China’s National Health Commission, the country has vaccinated over 265 million people.