Ramaswami: Next, after continuously monitoring the status of every resident in Hubei province and the most vulnerable cities, and when new confirmed virus cases started dwindling, the government started lifting restrictions. Controls were lessened in an incremental manner, permit requirements for transport removed and entry/exit controls from various cities eased. By March 13-14, the entire Hubei province was declared 'low risk' or 'medium risk'. Now, only Wuhan and Beijing remain at 'highest emergency response level'. The cooling off period is being done in a highly controlled manner, with schools and restaurants still shuttered.