It’s the crack of dawn and 15 other foreign journalists and I have been put on a bus to see Wuhan with the lockdown lifted.

So far, the only people out and about are the city sanitary workers in their orange outfits, one lone jogger and... us.

First, this view of a misty early-morning Yangtze River.

At Hankou Station, where travellers have finally been allowed to leave to reunite with family or go back to jobs after more than 10 weeks, wearing PPEs like that have become socially acceptable.

Scenes from around the station — more PPE, lots of masks, some gloves and... a robot.

They’ve also got a bunch of female staff holding up welcome signs on the platform

Here is a giant policeman that greets all who enter Wuhan. In other picture, journalists looking at things while wondering how to get to the other side

Cars leaving Wuhan: officials tell us that in seven hours since the lockdown lifted, 970 passenger vehicles have left the city

We’re at the airport now and there’s a farewell ceremony going on for medical staff from Jilin University First Hospital. It’s a lot of stirring music and flag waving.

Here’s my story so far, which will be updated as we visit more places https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/coronavirus-wuhan-reopens-major-transport-links-after-2-month-lockdown?xtor=CS3-18&utm_source=STiPhone&utm_medium=share&utm_term=2020-04-08%209%3A04%3A21

At the Dongfeng Honda plant, it’s three layers of security. First, temperature checks

Next a round of disinfectant

And finally, temperature checks (see behind) followed by disinfectant spray. We were then constantly reminded to keep 1.5m apart