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In pics: Wuhan was a city in slumber before the lockdown ended

During the 76-day lockdown, Wuhan’s residents seemed to live in a crepuscular world of neither night nor day, with time passing slowly, each day blurring into the next.

April 08, 2020 / 11:18 IST
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Wuhan ended the coronavirus lockdown on April 8. The Chinese city where the pandemic started late in 2019 seems to have awakened from a long slumber. (AP)
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Wuhan ended the coronavirus lockdown on April 8. The Chinese city where the pandemic started late in 2019 seems to have awakened from a long slumber. (AP)

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For more than two months, the once-bustling city of 11 million people was all but silent. Its borders were sealed, businesses closed and communities kept behind barriers. (AP)

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During the 76-day lockdown, Wuhan’s residents seemed to live in a crepuscular world of neither night nor day, with time passing slowly, each day blurring into the next. (AP)

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A resident wearing a mask against the new coronavirus walks past idling digging machineries along the Yangtze River in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province. (AP)

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A resident is silhouetted by lights reflected from a ferry along the Yangtze River in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province. (AP)

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A resident is silhouetted by lights reflected from a ferry along the Yangtze River in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province. (AP)

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A child wearing a mask against the new coronavirus takes a nap along the Yangtze River in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province. (AP)

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A resident wearing a mask against the new coronavirus naps on a bench in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province. (AP)

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A resident looks out from onboard a gunboat relic displayed along the Yangtze River in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province. (AP)

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Residents wearing mask against the new coronavirus enjoy a quiet moment along the Yangtze River in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province. (AP)

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Residents wearing masks against the new coronavirus are silhouetted amongst plants along the river bund in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province. (AP)

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A resident wearing a mask against the new coronavirus naps on a bench near the government propaganda with the slogan "Chinese Dream" in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province. (AP)