Photos: Shanghai bursts back to life as COVID-19 lockdown lifts

China's Shanghai springs back to life after two months of isolation

Last updated: June 01, 2022 | 22:17

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A woman drives a car through a street as the city prepares to end the lockdown placed to curb the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai, China.

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People travel on a subway in the Jing'an district of Shanghai, after the end of the lockdown that kept the city two months with heavy-handed restrictions

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Residents share a bike as they ride on an empty street in Shanghai.

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A worker rides a bicycle on a street in the Jing'an district of Shanghai.

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A boy wearing a face mask rides a bicycle at a riverside park, after the lockdown placed to curb the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak was lifted in Shanghai, China.

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Staff members wait at an entrance to enter a shopping mall.

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A man sips coffee outside a cafe, after the lockdown placed to curb the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak was lifted in Shanghai, China.

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People wearing face masks visit the Bund, after the lockdown placed to curb the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak was lifted in Shanghai, China.

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A woman poses for a jump shot on the Bund, in front of buildings in the Lujiazui financial district, after the lockdown placed to curb the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak was lifted in Shanghai, China.

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People wearing face masks line up at a food store, after the lockdown placed to curb the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak was lifted in Shanghai, China.

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A resident wearing a gas mask exercises along the bund as day breaks in Shanghai.

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Residents wearing mask visit a store decorated with a dragon sculpture in Shanghai.

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A health worker makes a heart with her hands while waiting to take swab samples from people in the Jing' an district of Shanghai.

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People wearing face masks practise Tai Chi on a shopping street, after the lockdown placed to curb the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak was lifted in Shanghai, China.

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People spend time outdoors at a riverside park, after the lockdown placed to curb the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak was lifted, in Shanghai, China.

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