Wuhan wakes up from nightmare

Central China's Wuhan City, where COVID-19 claimed more than 2,500 lives, is set to emerge from a months-long lockdown that will be lifted on April 8. The residents are slowly recovering their bearings, though it's still too soon to lose the masks. Businesses are yet to come back to their full swing but pacing up. The nightmare is reaching an end.

Love during the time of coronavirus pandemic. A couple wearing masks sit together on a bench in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, April 5, 2020. /AP

Love during the time of coronavirus pandemic. A couple wearing masks sit together on a bench in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, April 5, 2020. /AP

A city worker removes barricades used to seal off a community in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, April 5, 2020. /AP

A city worker removes barricades used to seal off a community in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, April 5, 2020. /AP

A man exercises by a riverbank in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, April 2, 2020. /CFP

A man exercises by a riverbank in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, April 2, 2020. /CFP

The owner of a local cafe pours hot water into the mug of a milk delivery man waiting outside in a protective suit, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, April 2, 2020. /CFP

The owner of a local cafe pours hot water into the mug of a milk delivery man waiting outside in a protective suit, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, April 2, 2020. /CFP

A clothes retailer is marketing her products online via live stream, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, March 31, 2020. /CFP

A clothes retailer is marketing her products online via live stream, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, March 31, 2020. /CFP

A city worker is mowing a lawn, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, April 6, 2020. /CFP)

A city worker is mowing a lawn, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, April 6, 2020. /CFP)

A train technician is carrying out maintenance work as the city prepares to resume its railways, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, April 6, 2020. /CFP

A train technician is carrying out maintenance work as the city prepares to resume its railways, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, April 6, 2020. /CFP

A worker at a local logistics center is taking temperature of personnel entering the facility, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, March 31, 2020 /CFP

A worker at a local logistics center is taking temperature of personnel entering the facility, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, March 31, 2020 /CFP