Post-lockdown, life re-emerges in coronavirus epicentre Wuhan


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  • Friday, 10 Apr 2020

An empty shopping complex is seen in Wuhan, Hubei province, the epicentre of China's novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, February 13, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer

WUHAN, China (Reuters) - Tentative signs of normal life are returning to Wuhan, the Chinese city where the coronavirus epidemic was first documented, after a 76-day lockdown that turned it into a virtual ghost town.

Authorities in the city of 11 million on Wednesday lifted the draconian curbs they put in place in January, allowing residents to leave by car, rail and plane, taxis to resume operations and more non-essential businesses to re-open.

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