Millions go back into lockdown around the world

Summary

Cities and states on several continents reimpose restrictions as cases surge again
France awards health workers pay rises worth €8bn (£7.2bn; $9bn) after a series of protests
In England, face masks will be compulsory in shops from 24 July
More than 5m workers lost their health insurance in the US, a study says, a record
The UK could see about 120,000 new coronavirus deaths in a second wave of infections this winter
Singapore’s economy plunges by 41% compared to the previous quarter
The number of confirmed global infections since the outbreak began passes 13m
Thailand bans international flights after Egyptian military visitors skipped quarantine

-BBC

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An Entrepreneur, Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Communications Executive and Philanthropist. Editor-in-Chief of www.233times.com. A Senior Journalist with Ghanaian Chronicle Newspaper. An alumnus of Adisadel College where he read General Arts. His first degree is in Bachelor of Arts - Political Science (major) and History (minor) from the University of Ghana. He holds MSc in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Energy with Public Relations (PR) from the Robert Gordon University in the United Kingdom. He is a 2018 Mandela Washington Fellow who studied at Clark Atlanta University in USA on the Business and Entrepreneurship track.

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