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Coronavirus spike: The cities facing a second lockdown

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.

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