With coronavirus outbreaks still flaring up far and wide, communities that have endured so much already during the pandemic are coming to terms with the return of lockdowns.
The Spanish region of Catalonia and the Indian state of Bihar are the latest places to reimpose restrictions after a spike in cases.
Around 160,000 residents of Lleida, a city in north-eastern Catalonia, are to be quarantined for 14 days under an order issued by authorities in the region.
The Catalan government said the rules, which needed the approval of a judge, would ban people from leaving their homes for non-essential activities.
Meanwhile in Bihar, a 16-day state-wide lockdown will be imposed by the government from 16 July.
Lleida and Bihar join a growing number of places where localised lockdowns are being announced as infections rise. They include, but are not limited to:
The state of California in the US
Bangalore, a city in southern India
Tehran, the capital of Iran
Hong Kong, a special administrative region of China
Morocco’s northern city of Tangiers
Colombian capital Bogotá
Melbourne, Australia’s second-biggest city
