Updated: Sept. 4, 2020 at 8:28 AM
World moves to reopen amid COVID-19 pandemic (62 images)
The world is opening up again as the threat of the crisis brought on by the coronavirus pandemic begins to ease in some countries, though many are seeing a resurgence in cases. From China to Israel to the United States, here's a look at places beginning to reopen.
Employees wearing face shields and masks work at the Matsuya Ginza department store, which partially reopened in Tokyo on May 25. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lifted the state of emergency in the city. Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI
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People gather at Rye Playland Beach in New York on May 24. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
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Olivette Lanes owner Don Klackner uses a mop to clean the lanes at his bowling alley in Olivette, Mo., on May 19. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI
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Dentist Ronald Sherstoff examines a high-speed drill at his office in Chesterfield, Mo., on May 19. Sherstoff has purchased an air filtration system that destroys airborne viruses that could be transmitted by the drill, and all staff members will use gowns, masks, gloves and face shields to protect themselves. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI
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