Photos: Emotional scenes from Wuhan as 76-day lockdown ends

Wuhan, the Chinese city where the coronavirus epidemic first broke out, ended a 76-day lockdown on Wednesday, and thousands of people voiced joy and excitement as they left the city. Previously quiet train and bus stations bustled as an exodus began from the city of 11 million, with some passengers wearing hazmat suits. China had sealed off Wuhan, a city of 11 million people, in late January to stop the spread of the virus.

Updated on: Apr 08, 2020 7:11 PM IST

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A member of a medical team weeps at the Wuhan Tianhe International Airport after travel restrictions to leave Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province and China's epicentre of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, were lifted, April 8, 2020. (Aly Song / REUTERS)

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Hankou railway station is seen in this aerial photograph taken in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, on Wednesday, April 8, 2020. The exodus from Wuhan is underway after the government relaxed its months-long lockdown of the city. (Bloomberg)

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Medical workers wave goodbye to a medical team from Jilin at the Wuhan Tianhe International Airport after travel restrictions to leave Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province and China's epicentre of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, were lifted, April 8, 2020. (Aly Song / REUTERS)

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Medical workers walk by a police robot at the Wuhan Tianhe International Airport, April 8, 2020. In Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province in central China, the city borders were opened for the first time since January 23, when it was put under a lockdown to contain the spread of the coroanavirus. (Aly Song / REUTERS)

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This aerial photo taken on April 7, 2020 shows bullet trains at a station in preparation for resuming operations after authorities lifted a more than two-month ban on outbound travel, in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province. (STR / AFP)

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A man carrying a child, both wearing protective masks and raincoats, walk inside the Hankou railway station in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, on Wednesday, April 8, 2020. The exodus from Wuhan is underway after the government relaxed its months long lockdown of the city. (Bloomberg)

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Commuters on escalators inside the Hankou railway station in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, on Wednesday, April 8, 2020. Official news agency, Xinhua, reported that more than 55,000 passengers are expected to leave Wuhan by train on Wednesday, and about 40% of them are going to the Pearl River Delta Region in southern China. (Bloomberg)

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Passengers rest inside a high speed train at Wuchang Railway Station after travel restrictions to leave Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province and China's epicentre of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, were lifted, April 8, 2020. (Stringer / REUTERS)

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People wearing protective clothing and masks arrive at Hankou Railway Station in Wuhan to board one of the first trains leaving the city in China's central Hubei province early on April 8, 2020. (Hector Retamal / AFP)

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A traveller wearing a face mask hugs a woman outside the Wuhan Tianhe International Airport on April 8. (REUTERS)

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A member of a medical team in an emotional moment at the Wuhan Tianhe International Airport, April 8. The city of 11 million had accounted for a vast majority of Covid-19 cases in China with more than 50,000 infected and 2,572 killed. (Aly Song / REUTERS)

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People wait for the train at the Hankou Railway Station in Wuhan as travel restrictions for leaving the city, the epicentre of a global coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, are lifted and people will be allowed to leave the city via road, rail and air, in Wuhan, Hubei, China on April 8. (Aly Song / REUTERS)

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A staff member wearing face mask and goggles waves to the camera at a counter at the Wuhan Tianhe International Airport after travel restrictions to leave Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province and China's epicentre of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, were lifted, April 8. (Aly Song / REUTERS)

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A worker in a protective suit is seen at a Dongfeng Honda factory after lockdown measures in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province and China's epicentre of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, were further eased, April 8. (Aly Song / REUTERS)