Jul 20, 2020 - World

In photos: Life in the era of the coronavirus pandemic

Rebecca Falconer

The coronavirus pandemic has affected almost every nation. And case numbers are continuing to surge across the world, along with the death toll.

The big picture: Locking down to combat the virus has had a crippling effect on many economies. Global debt is expected to surpass global GDP this year following coronavirus stimulus measures. As some countries reopen economies with strict health and hygiene measures in place and others lock down again to combat rising cases, take a look at how COVID-19 has changed daily life around the world.

A restaurant host at the entrance of the restaurant to turn customers away as a curfew from 8pm to 6am is put in place on July 18, 2020 in Miami Beach, Florida. — A host at the entrance of a restaurant to turn customers away as a curfew from 8pm to 6am takes effect in Miami Beach, Florida, on July 18 amid surging cases. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

People sit apart to observe social distancing while watching wrestlers perform a ceremony ahead of their bouts during a new two-week sumo tournament in Tokyo — People physical distancing while watching wrestlers perform a ceremony ahead of their bouts at a sumo tournament in Tokyo, Japan, July 19. Photo: STR/JIJI Press/AFP via Getty Images

Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and France's President Emmanuel Macron attend an EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels, on July 18 — German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron in Brussels, Belgium, on July 18, as European Union leaders hold their first face-to-face summit over a post-virus economic rescue plan. Photo: Francois Lenoir/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

A medical volunteer takes temperature reading of a woman at a marriage hall, which is temporarily converted into a COVID-19 coronavirus testing centre, in Mumbai on July 17 — A medical volunteer takes a woman's temperature at a marriage hall, temporarily converted into a coronavirus testing center, in Mumbai, India, on July 17, where case numbers exceeded 1 million nationally. Photo: Punit Paran/AFP via Getty Images

A New York medical worker wearing PPE administers a nasal swab test at a free coronavirus testing location outside Washington Square Parkas — A medical worker conducts a COVID-19 test at a free testing site in New York City on July 18 as the city prepares to enter its fourth and final phase of reopening. Photo: Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images

Worshipers of Legio Maria attend a prayer first time since March after Kenya's President Kenyatta directed the places of worship to reopen under strict guidelines — Worshipers of Legio Maria in Nairobi attend a prayer session for the first time since March after Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta directed the places of worship to reopen under strict guidelines. Photo: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images

A funeral home worker plays the violin during the accompaniment of mourning before the cremation of a victim of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, at the Serafin cemetery in Bogota, on July 17 — A funeral home worker plays the violin as a deacon holds an umbrella before the cremation of a coronavirus victim at a cemetery in Bogota, Colombia, on July 17. Photo: Raul Arboleda/AFP via Getty Images

Patrons dine at an outdoor restaurant along 5th Avenue in The Gaslamp Quarter in downtown San Diego, California on, July 17 — Patrons at an outdoor restaurant in downtown San Diego, California, on July 17. Photo: Sandy Huffaker/AFP via Getty Images

Cleaning takes place inside the Alfred Street Public Housing Complex in North Melbourne on July 17 — Cleaning takes place inside a housing complex in Melbourne in the Australian state of Victoria on July 17. The city and Mitchell Shire, Victoria, are on lockdown following a rise in COVID-19 cases. Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images

Cleaning staff in personal protective equipment in a line to minimize contamination after collecting PPEs used by doctors who treated patients infected with the COVID-19 novel coronavirus — Cleaning staff in personal protective equipment carry trash boxes in a line to minimize contamination after collecting PPE used by doctors who treated coronavirus patients at a hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on July 17. Photo: Amanuel Sileshi/AFP via Getty Images

A Food and Environmental Hygiene Department contractor wearing personal protective equipment cleaning and disinfecting an escalator on July 19, 2020 in Hong Kong, China. Hong Kong — An escalator inside a Hong Kong wet market is cleaned and disinfected on July 19, as Hong Kong reported 100 new cases — its biggest one-day increase since the pandemic began, the BBC notes. Photo by Vernon Yuen/NurPhoto via Getty Images

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