Passengers started gathering at Wuhan’s main station on Tuesday before restrictions on leaving the city were lifted at midnight. Photo: Simon Song Passengers started gathering at Wuhan’s main station on Tuesday before restrictions on leaving the city were lifted at midnight. Photo: Simon Song
Passengers started gathering at Wuhan’s main station on Tuesday before restrictions on leaving the city were lifted at midnight. Photo: Simon Song
China /  People & Culture

Tens of thousands prepare to leave Wuhan after spending two months in coronavirus lockdown

  • Wuhan natives with jobs in other parts of China are looking to get back to work after being trapped in the city at the height of the Covid-19 outbreak
  • From midnight on Wednesday people were free to leave the city and public transport started to return to normal

Topic |   Coronavirus pandemic
Jun MaiEcho XieKristin Huang
Jun Mai in Beijing, Echo Xie and Kristin Huang

Updated: 6:01pm, 8 Apr, 2020

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Passengers started gathering at Wuhan’s main station on Tuesday before restrictions on leaving the city were lifted at midnight. Photo: Simon Song Passengers started gathering at Wuhan’s main station on Tuesday before restrictions on leaving the city were lifted at midnight. Photo: Simon Song
Passengers started gathering at Wuhan’s main station on Tuesday before restrictions on leaving the city were lifted at midnight. Photo: Simon Song
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