Photos: Students return to school in China’s virus centre Wuhan

Chinese youngsters in the global virus epicentre of Wuhan filed back to class on Wednesday, wearing masks and walking in single file past thermal scanners. Only senior school students in Wuhan were allowed in 121 institutions for the first time since the city went under lockdown in January.

Updated on: May 07, 2020 4:40 PM IST

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High school senior students study with plastic partitions in a classroom in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on May 6. Senior school students in 121 institutions were back in front of chalk boards and digital displays for the first time on May 6 since their city shut down in January due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. (STR / AFP)

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A senior student (C) enters a high school in Wuhan. State-run China Daily said some places arranged staggered arrival times for teachers and students, reported AFP. (AFP)

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High school senior students walk past a thermal scanner in a school. Thermal scanners greeted everyone walking through school gates, and anyone with a high temperature was not allowed in. (AFP)

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A high school senior student (R) disinfects hands for a classmate . Wednesday’s back-to-school was the latest step in a gradual normalising of life in Wuhan and surrounding Hubei province. (AFP)

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A senior student (L) transfers desk and chair at a high school. The city, where the coronavirus appeared late last year before spreading around the world, was locked down for 76 days and only reopened last month. (AFP)

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High school senior students study in a classroom in Wuhan. Teenagers sat at individual desks spaced a metre (3.3 feet) apart, seeing their teachers in the flesh after months of distance learning. (AFP)

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High school senior students study in a classroom. Only the province’s oldest students were present on Wednesday -- vocational students and seniors who are due to take the make-or-break university entrance exams. (AFP)

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A high school senior student carries lunch boxes at a school. Return dates have not been confirmed for junior and middle school students, although some localities have allowed their return as well. (AFP)