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The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus outbreak first emerged, began lifting a two-month lockdown by restarting some metro services and reopening borders, allowing some semblance of normality to return and families to reunite.

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In pics: Wuhan begins to lift its coronavirus lockdown

People with face masks eat outside a McDonald's restaurant in Wuhan, Hubei province, the epicentre of China's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak. (Reuters)

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Barber Xiong Juan, 39, cuts a customer's hair at a residential compound in Wuhan, Hubei province, the epicentre of China's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak. (Reuters)

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People wearing face masks walk on a bridge in Wuhan, Hubei province, the epicenter of China's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak. (Reuters)

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People wearing face masks hug on the East Lake in Wuhan, Hubei province, the epicentre of China's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak. (Reuters)

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Staff members holding disinfectant gel and thermometer stand at an entrance of a shopping mall in Wuhan, Hubei province, the epicentre of China's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak. (Reuters)

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People wearing face masks are seen inside a Tesla showroom at a shopping mall in Wuhan, Hubei province, the epicentre of China's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak. (Reuters)

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People wearing face masks line up to enter a shopping mall outside a Gucci store in Wuhan, Hubei province, the epicentre of China's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak. (Reuters)

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A couple wearing face masks are seen in front of a statue of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong on a street in Wuhan, Hubei province, the epicenter of China's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak. (Reuters)

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A woman wearing a face mask gets out through barriers, which have been built to block buildings from a street in Wuhan, Hubei province, the epicenter of China's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak. (Reuters)

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Residents step over collapsed barriers which have been built to block residential buildings from a street in Wuhan, Hubei province, the epicenter of China's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak. (Reuters)

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