Aerial photo taken on April 8, 2020 shows cars passing an expressway toll station in northern Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
Wuhan, the megacity in central China, started lifting outbound travel restrictions from Wednesday after almost 11 weeks of lockdown to stem the spread of COVID-19.
WUHAN, April 8 (Xinhua) -- As cars queued up at expressway toll gates and passengers prepared to board trains to leave Wuhan, the central Chinese city, hard-hit by the novel coronavirus outbreak, lifted outbound travel restrictions, dismantled traffic control checkpoints, and resumed operation of railways, airports, waterways, highways and buses in an orderly way from Wednesday after almost 11 weeks of lockdown to stem the spread of COVID-19.
On Jan. 23, Wuhan declared unprecedented traffic restrictions, including suspending the city's public transport and all outbound flights and trains, in an attempt to contain the epidemic.
Aerial photo taken on April 8, 2020 shows cars passing an expressway toll station in northern Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
Aerial photo taken on April 8, 2020 shows cars passing an expressway toll station in northern Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
A staff member removes barricades near an expressway toll station in northern Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, April 8, 2020. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
Aerial photo taken on April 8, 2020 shows cars passing an expressway toll station in western Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)
A staff member removes barricade near an expressway toll station in western Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, April 8, 2020. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)
Cars prepare to pass an expressway toll station in western Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, April 8, 2020. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)
Passengers wait in line for train K81 at Wuchang Railway Station in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, April 8, 2020. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)
Train K81 pulls off Wuchang Railway Station in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, April 8, 2020. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)
Passengers prepare to board train K81 at Wuchang Railway Station in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, April 8, 2020. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)
