The Chinese city of Wuhan endured a stringent lockdown lasting more than two and a half months.
But on April 8, with the coronavirus outbreak finally under control in China, people began venturing out into the spring sunshine.
Here are some Reuters image of a city slowly coming back to life, after a traumatic ordeal which infected more than 50,000 and killed over 2,500, according to official statistics.
A crowded Hankou Railway Station reflects a return to normality in WuhanImage: REUTERS/Stringer
Fresh air and face masks as people pose by the Yangtze riverImage: REUTERS/Aly Song - RC2MXF97O94D
A theatre in Wuhan is disinfected before the city opens upImage: REUTERS/Aly Song - RC2QWF92FH9N
A man cries during a national day of mourning for the victims of COVID-19Image: REUTERS/Aly Song TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC2HXF9B5THZ
Passengers wear protective gear at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport Image: REUTERS/Aly Song - RC210G9DN32L
Employees resume work on a production line, manufacturing monitorsImage: REUTERS
Fresh chrysanthemum flowers, a traditional Chinese funeral flower, lie on the banks of the YangtzeImage: REUTERS/Aly Song - RC23XF9COTYO
