Police officers enforcing lockdown orders at Old Town entrances and exits in Mombasa County on June 4, 2020. [Kelvin Karani]As people in many cities slowly emerge from months-long lockdowns into something more like normal life, others are facing fresh clampdowns as spikes in new coronavirus cases prompt fears over a second wave of infections. Cities from Beijing to Leicester have announced second lockdowns in response to rises in cases after restrictions aimed at halting the spread of the disease were lifted. But as restrictions were lifted, new infection hotspots have broken out, prompting some officials to impose second lockdowns amid concerns the cases could start to rise exponentially again. That could bode poorly for second rounds of restrictions in areas which have already suffered long lockdowns.

Source: Standard Digital July 04, 2020 09:45 UTC