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Added on the 15/06/2020 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Across England, non-essential shops in "Tier 2" reopen, including in central London's Oxford Circus, following a four-week lockdown imposed to stop surging rates of Covid-19 infection, ease pressure on health services, and to allow families to gather for Christmas. IMAGES
Shops reopen on London's Oxford Street as Britain takes another tentative step towards the resumption of normal life, in a major easing of coronavirus restrictions in England. IMAGES of Oxford Street
Scene in Downtown Houston as mask mandate expires and businesses are allowed to fully reopen following Texas governor's decision despite the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendation that "people wear masks in public settings, at events and gatherings, and anywhere they will be around other people." IMAGES
Sao Paulo city Mayor Bruno Covas announces that bars, restaurants, beauty salons and barbershops can reopen starting July 6, while Brazil's COVID-19 death toll -- which surges past 60,000 -- remains the highest in Latin America. SOUNDBITE
Residents of Rio de Janeiro walk on a shopping district as local authorities allow gyms, bars, restaurants and other stores to reopen despite Brazil's high COVID-19 death toll. IMAGES
Prime Minister Boris Johnson says that Britain could reopen all non-essential retail stores on June 15 if the coronavirus remains contained. IMAGES