Wuhan, the centre of coronavirus pandemic, has reopened the public transport services, after two-month lockdown, which isolated 11 million people. The metro system was shut down on January 23, to contain the spread of the virus.
The services on six lines of the metro network in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei, resumed on March 28, passengers being asked to scan their health QR codes with real name information and check body temperature before entering the metro stations.
They are still asked to wear face masks while using public transport services.
The metro operator has installed 200 infrared intelligent temperature monitoring equipment at 182 metro stations that are back to service.
Yellow interior signs ask passengers to sit and leave an empty seat between them.
The passengers will also scan the trip-tracking codes when getting off the metro, a system designed to prevent an epidemic. The operator is still disinfecting the metro carriages on a daily basis.
Wuhan metro system comprises 9 lines totalling 339 km, served by 228 stations.
On the same day, Wuhan central rail station was also opened, when 12,000 Hubei passengers returned to Wuhan travelling by the high-speed trains from different cities.
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