Xinhua
06 Jul 2020, 13:00 GMT+10
BEIJING, July 6 (Xinhua) -- As the coronavirus continues its rampage across the world, countries are armed with various measures to limit the harm from the COVID-19. From public mask mandate, social distancing, to free testing and reopening guidelines, governments worldwide are trying their best to safeguard people's lives and health, as well as to mitigate the impact of the pandemic.
In Europe:
A member of staff cleans the door of a pub in Winchester, Britain, on July 4, 2020. Millions of people in England emerged from the COVID-19 lockdown on the so-called "Super Saturday" to enjoy coffee shops, bars, restaurants and hair salons for the first time in over three months. (Photo by Tim Ireland/Xinhua)
Volunteers prepare food packages for people in need in Barcelona, Spain, June 25, 2020. Spain entered the "New Normality" on June 21, with Spaniards once again allowed to travel freely around the country and the frontier open to arrivals from the European Union countries and the Schengen area. (City Hall of Barcelona/Handout via Xinhua)
In Middle East:
Remdesivir is seen in a lab of Eva Pharma drugmaker in Giza Province, Egypt, on July 2, 2020. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)
A shopping mall worker checks the temperature of a customer in Istanbul, Turkey, on July 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Xu Suhui)
In Africa:
A student wearing a mask and a shield participates in a college entrance exam in Sale, Morocco, on July 3, 2020. (Photo by Chadi/Xinhua)
A medical staff member wearing protective suit is seen at a quarantine and isolation center in Johannesburg, South Africa, July 3, 2020. (Photo by Yeshiel/Xinhua)
In Asia:
A woman walks through a disinfection gate at a market in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, June 27, 2020. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)
Army personnel monitors the distancing of vehicles in Dhaka, Bangladesh on June 20, 2020. Bangladesh Army personnel have strengthened their patrolling in COVID-19 red zones in capital Dhaka and elsewhere in the country. (Str/Xinhua)
In Latin America:
A soldier wearing a mask helps a man in a wheelchair down a street in Santiago, the capital of Chile, on July 3, 2020. (Xinhua/Jorge Villegas)
Deliverymen wait in front of a restaurant in the Miraflores district of Lima, Peru, on July 2, 2020. (Xinhua/Mariana Bazo)
In North America:
A passenger wearing a face mask sits on a subway train in Toronto, Canada, on July 2, 2020. The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) required riders to wear face masks or coverings starting Thursday due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)
Visitors clean hands with sanitizer at the reopened National September 11 Memorial and Museum in New York, the United States, July 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)■
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