In Pictures: Schools in Wuhan reopen

Elementary school students arrive at school on the first day of the new semester in Wuhan. Schools and kindergartens will reopened with measures and health guidelines in place. The authorities have reportedly asked students to wear masks to and from school and have also suggested to avoid public transportation if possible. The authorities have also made emergency plans to switch back to online teaching if risk levels change. The central Chinese city, where the Covid-19 epidemic is believed to have originated, was locked down for more than two months from late January.

As many as 2,842 educational institutions across the city are set to open their doors to almost 1.4 million students when the autumn semester gets underway

Wuhan has been steadily returning to normal since April, when the lockdown was lifted, and it has not reported any new local transmissions of the coronavirus since May 18.

Students attend a class at Wuhan High School on the first day of the new semester. The central Chinese city, where the Covid-19 epidemic is believed to have originated, was locked down for more than two months from late January. The city's death toll of 3,869 accounts for more than 80% of China's total.

An elementary school student walks past a thermal scanner as she arrives at school. The officials have directed schools to stock up on disease control equipment. They have also ordered schools to conduct drills and training sessions to help in dealing with new outbreaks.

Students attend the 100th anniversary of the founding of Wuhan High School on the first day of the new semester in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province.

With mass testing and COVID-19 effectively contained, Wuhan City, once the epicenter of the novel coronavirus epidemic in China, reopened the primary schools and kindergartens for the new semester.

Schools have also been directed to avoid unnecessary mass gatherings and submit daily reports to the concerned health authorities.

Elementary school students hold a national flag during a flag-raising ceremony on the first day of the new semester in Wuhan. As many as 2,842 educational institutions across the city are set to open their doors to almost 1.4 million students when the autumn semester gets underway

China has reported an increase of just 26 confirmed cases since Friday, bringing the total number to 82,830. All coronavirus patients in Wuhan have now been discharged, Beijing says.