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Hong Kong, Jan 25 (EFE/EPA).- The Hong Kong government on Monday lifted the coronavirus lockdown restrictions on several blocks in Jordan districts where old and dilapidated buildings had been at the center of a Covid-19 outbreak. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE). SHOT LIST: WORKERS CLEAN SIDEWALKS AND MARKETS IN JORDAN DISTRICT AND B-ROLL OF JORDAN DISTRICT IN HONG KONG.
With luxury boutiques and hotels closed, Rue de Rivoli in Paris is deserted as the French nation enters day 50 of lockdown to combat the spread of COVID-19. Only a few vehicles are still passing on the street, which the City Hall plans close to private cars on 11 May. IMAGES
Belleville district in Paris, which is usually very lively, is eerily quiet as France spends a 48th day in lockdown in the fight against the coronavirus. IMAGES
On the 34th day of France's lockdown against the coronavirus, time in the Pantheon district of Paris seems to stand still. On a warm, spring day only the sound of a few walkers, joggers and the occasional vehicle break the silence. IMAGES
Images of police in PPE and a street in Shanghai as the city records a steep climb in Covid-19 cases Tuesday. Millions are enduring a second day of lockdown after authorities effectively split the country's biggest urban area in two, with residents of the city's eastern half confined to their homes for four days and subjected to mandatory testing. China reported 6,886 domestic Covid cases nationwide on Tuesday, with more than 4,400 of them detected in Shanghai, now the centre of the country's worst Covid-19 outbreak since the early days of the pandemic. IMAGES
Trucks remain parked outside Parliament in Ottawa as protesters enter their 13th day of occupying Canada's capital -- more determined than ever to stay put until all Covid restrictions are lifted. In the capital, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau -- who a day earlier issued a stern warning the protests "had to stop" -- appeared to shift tone, saying he understood "how frustrated everyone is" and that "the time is coming when we will be able to relax." IMAGES