On March 13, Huangshi and Qianjiang became the first Hubei cities to remove strict travel restrictions within part or all of their administrative confines. Activity gradually returned in Wuhan. By March 11, employees in public transport and essential services returned, by March 18 farmers returned to fields, and by late March some non-essential shops also opened. Effective March 25, the provincial government removed travel restrictions on most other cities in the province, while, on April 8, those for Wuhan were lifted as well.
