Europe and North America saw the first major outbreaks in April but as they began to ease, Latin America and Asia started seeing an increase in cases.

North America has seen a resurgence of infections in recent weeks, mostly driven by new outbreaks in the US.

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With lockdown measures being eased across much of the UK, the number of fines being issued by police has quickly tailed off, according to the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC), external.

From 23 June to 6 July, just 154 lockdown fines were handed out in England and Wales.

Almost all of the 18,656 fines issued since 27 March happened in the period to mid-May, when rules started to be relaxed. Most of these were for breaching the rules on "unnecessary travel".

The recent changes in rules on gatherings have not seen significant enforcement.

Just 35 people have been fined for gathering outdoors in groups larger than six and 9 people for large indoor gatherings.

The rule on wearing face coverings on public transport has only seen 10 fines handed out.

And not one person has been fined for not complying with the two-week quarantine rule after international travel.

You can read about police powers during the pandemic here.

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Foreign Office advice against all non-essential travel , externalhas now been lifted for countries where the public health risk is no longer "unacceptably high".

But members of the public should not assume this means they are covered by their travel insurance when heading overseas.

While most policies will cover treatment for illness and injury while abroad, not all will do so for coronavirus-related illness.

Some specialist polices are now being sold that will cover people for emergency treatment or repatriation for Covid-19 contracted while in an overseas resort. But not necessarily in cases where the virus was contracted before departure from the UK.

And what if you have to cancel or delay a holiday because you have tested positive ahead of travel - or have been asked to self-isolate as part of the new test and trace system?

Some annual polices may provide cover (though it's always best to check if terms have changed), but most new polices will not cover any coronavirus-related delays or cancellations.

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A majority of Britons feel uncomfortable at the prospect of eating at a restaurant, an Office for National Statistics (ONS) survey suggests.

Just over two-in-10 of the 1,788 adults in England, Scotland and Wales asked said they would be happy to have a sit-down meal as restrictions ease.

Some 60% said they would be uncomfortable or very uncomfortable eating indoors during the pandemic.

It comes as the government prepares a £500m scheme to encourage people to eat out, with meals eaten at participating restaurants on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays in August subsidised up to £10 a head.

Read the full story here.

No new coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Scotland for the second day in a row, Nicola Sturgeon says.

A total of 2,490 patients have died in Scotland after testing positive for Covid-19, which hasn't changed since Wednesday.

A further 18 people have tested positive for the virus in the latest 24 hour period.

Sturgeon says this is the highest rise in positive cases in almost three weeks, which the Scottish government would be "looking very closely" at.

Pubs, cafes, restaurants and bars can reopen indoors in Wales from 3 August, providing coronavirus cases continue to fall.

First Minister Mark Drakeford said it would also depend on how the reopening of hospitality outdoors goes next week.

Businesses will be asked to try to maintain 2m social distancing and put measures in place where this cannot happen.

Wales had previously been the only part of the UK not to set a date for the reopening of indoor hospitality.

Doctors in Kenya are in mourning over the death of a colleague who contracted the coronavirus, the country's main medics' union says.

The deceased medic was described as a "young doctor with so much to offer".

She was a gynaecologist who was praised by her patients for her professionalism.

Some Kenyan doctors have tweeted tributes.

Kenya's health ministry said earlier this month that 186 healthcare workers had tested positive for coronavirus, but that no doctor infected had died due to Covid-19.

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Beauty salons, tattooists and tanning salons in England can reopen from Monday 13 July. But not all forms of beauty treatment are being allowed to resume.

Vanita Parti, who runs the Blink Brow Bar chain, in London, explains her anger at treatments to the face remaining barred.

"I'm furious," she told the BBC. "We can't reopen... This will kill so many businesses. I wish they'd consulted us."

Read more here and find out which treatments still won't be allowed.

Northern Ireland has become the first of the UK's nations to allow gyms to reopen after months of closure.

New safety measures have been put in place, including capping the number of people allowed at any one time, using tape to mark out correct social distancing, and sanitising exercise equipment after use.

• What do gyms look like now?

One man in County Antrim just could not wait for his workout this morning. Gordy Elliott, who owns a gym in Ballymoney, said there was a car already parked outside his gym when he arrived at 04:50 BST.

"I was surprised to see him so I stuck him up on my Instagram just to let everyone know that there was some maniac here even before me," he told the BBC's Good Morning Ulster programme.

In England, indoor gyms will be able to open from 25 July. No date has yet been set in Scotland or Wales.

The US is currently seeing record numbers of daily coronavirus cases, tipping over 60,000 in recent days.

The number of confirmed cases and reported deaths in America had been dropping, but that is no longer the case.

Recent outbreaks have been concentrated in the states of Texas, Arizona, California and Florida.

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The Scottish Premiership season will kick off on 1 August after receiving written approval from the Scottish government.

The Scottish FA confirmed the plan, which comes in the wake of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announcing the move into phase three of the route out of lockdown.

The government has also confirmed that clubs can arrange friendly matches with immediate effect. That is provided players are subject to weekly testing from 13 July.

Read more here.

Iran has confirmed an additional 142 Covid-19 deaths and 2,262 new cases over past 24 hours, bringing total deaths to 12,447 and total cases to 252,720, according to the semi-official Fars News Agency.

Since early April, the government has been trying as much as it can to reopen businesses, schools and religious sites, and revive an economy that was already crippled by US sanctions. However, such moves have caused concern among health officials.

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No one has been fined by police in England and Wales for breaching quarantine rules after arriving from abroad, new figures show.

Data from the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) comes as quarantine rules were lifted for passengers arriving in the UK from dozens of exempted countries or overseas territories.

Since 8 June, most passengers arriving in the UK have been obliged to self-isolate for 14 days. Those who breached the rules faced fines of up to £1,000.

"Up to June 22, no fines were issued by territorial forces in England and Wales for breaches of the requirement to quarantine following international travel," the NPCC said.

Ten tickets were handed out to passengers for not wearing face coverings on public transport, in the week after face coverings became mandatory on public transport in England on 15 June.

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A state of emergency declared in Italy in response to the coronavirus crisis looks likely to now be extended beyond 31 July, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has said.

Mr Conte said that, based on the situation in the country, it was "reasonable" to "continue the coronavirus emergency".

He said that the measure was put in place to keep the virus under control.

"Not everything has been decided yet, but [it is conceivable that] we will go in this direction," he added.

A state of emergency gives regional authorities additional powers to implement procedures to help restrict the spread of the virus. These might include travel restrictions, the closure of public spaces and a ban on public gatherings.

People in the UK can now travel to more than 70 countries and territories without having to self-isolate for two weeks when they return.

But jumping on a plane and going on holiday looks and feels very different to how it did at the start of 2020.

Airports and airlines have introduced measures to help reduce the chances of coronavirus being spread, ensure social distancing and reduce the number of things passengers need to touch.

Find out what you need to do if you're thinking of catching a flight.

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For those who have spent months working from home and would welcome a different view through the window, Barbados has proposed allowing people to relocate there for up to 12 months.

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has announced a "Barbados welcome stamp" scheme that would give foreign travellers the opportunity to relocate to the Caribbean island to work remotely.

"You don't need to work in Europe, or the US or Latin America if you can come here and work for a couple of months at a time; go back and come back," Ms Mottley said in a statement on Thursday.

The incentive is aimed at boosting the local economy after short-term travel was made difficult due to coronavirus restrictions.

British passport holders don’t need a visa to visit Barbados.

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Sixteen homeless people are known to have died with coronavirus in England during the first three months of the lockdown, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed.

But more may have died, with the ONS stating it is "unlikely that every death will be identified".

The ONS defines homeless as people who were sleeping rough, using homeless shelters and hostels, or housed in emergency accommodation because of the pandemic at or around the time of death.

However, private rentals and student accommodation were not included and not all local authorities were able to give the ONS details of temporary accommodation.

The majority of those who died were male, with the average age being 58. Death certificates mentioned Covid-19 either as an underlying cause or a contributory factor.

The average age among men who died with coronavirus in the general population is 79.

As US President Donald Trump urges schools to reopen, teachers across the country worry that it is difficult to protect students and staff.

Coronavirus cases in the country continue to climb, particularly in southern states like Texas and Florida. Some teachers in Tennessee, Colorado, California and North Carolina say schools are not equipped to handle a return to the classroom.

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US rapper Eminem has launched a scathing attack on people who refuse to wear face coverings in public as coronavirus infections surge across the country.

Half of us walking around like a zombie apocalypse, Other half are just (expletive) off and don't wanna wear a mask, And they're just scoffing, And that's how you end catching the sick off 'em, I just used the same basket as you shopping, Now I'm in a (expletive) casket from coughing.

The 47-year-old's lyrics appear in a new track produced in collaboration with fellow American rapper Kid Cudi.

Eminem announced the song and video The Adventures Of Moon Man & Slim Shady in a tweet.

Sheku Kanneh-Mason, famous for performing at the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s wedding, has returned to a socially distanced stage.

The award-winning cellist has been spending lockdown live-streaming concerts with his six siblings from their home in Nottingham.

Now he's stepping back onto a larger stage for the Philharmonia Orchestra summer session series online.

"Playing without an audience is definitely a different feeling," says Sheku. "But at the moment this is a really exciting way to still experience this great music."