Fresh outbreaks of the coronavirus have led to renewed, more localised, lockdowns - affecting millions notably in India and California, while several European states have tightened restrictions.
Here is an overview of recent developments:
Europe
Spain: Residents in three districts in Barcelona suburb L'Hospitalet de Llobregat must stay indoors amid a resurgence, Catalan regional officials said Thursday. Wednesday had seen residents told to stay home in an area in and around the northeastern city of Lerida, a measure affecting around 160,000 people. They are allowed to leave to go to work, buy food or medication, or to exercise.
Moves to re-confine the local population had triggered a legal standoff on 13 July when a local court blocked the new order, prompting the regional government to enact legislative changes.
Portugal: Lockdown at home has been in place since 1 July for 700,000 inhabitants in the Lisbon region, for a period of at least two weeks.
Britain: On 30 June the city of Leicester began a localised two-week lockdown with non-essential shops shutting. Facemasks - already compulsory in Scotland - will also become so in all shops and supermarkets in England from 24 July.
Ireland: Having planned to open bars fully from 13 July, that decision is now pushed back to 10 August after a resurgence of cases. Gatherings are limited to 50 people indoors and 200 outdoors while wearing masks in shops will be compulsory.
France: Wearing masks in all indoor establishments open to the public will be obligatory from next week.
Belgium: Wearing a mask - already required on public transport - was made compulsory from 11 July for all aged 12 and above in enclosed public spaces including shops, cinemas, libraries and places of worship as cases rise slightly.
Germany: Despite the country being less affected by the pandemic than many of its neighbours, Germany's federal and regional governments have agreed on tougher, more targeted lockdown measures to contain local outbreaks and ward off the threat of a second coronavirus wave, including a ban on travel "in and out of the affected areas."
Hungary: Hungary's government on Sunday said it was barring travel from South America, Africa, most of Asia, and restricting entry from several European countries after worldwide spikes in coronavirus cases.
Asia
India: The northern Indian state of Bihar, with a population of around 125 million people, is under a 15-day lockdown from 16 July to 31 July. The southern city and IT hub Bangalore, home to more than 13 million people, also began a week-long confinement on 14 July.
New restrictions have also been introduced in the western city of Pune and other states including Uttar Pradesh, home to 200 million people, badly hit Tamil Nadu and Assam.
The Philippines: The 250,000 inhabitants of Navotas, a district in Manila, will go back into lockdown for two weeks in the coming days, an official said on 13 July.
Azerbaijan: A strict lockdown was reinstated from 22 June to 1 August.
Uzbekistan: The central Asian nation imposed a new lockdown on 10 July. Restaurants, sports centres, swimming pools and non-food shops are closed until 1 August.
Americas
United States: California on 13 July drastically rolled back its reopening plans and ordered all indoor restaurants, bars and cinemas to close again. Churches, gyms, shopping malls, hair salons and non-essential offices must shut indoor operations in half of state's worst-hit and most densely populated counties, including Los Angeles.
Argentina: A toughening of lockdown measures in Buenos Aires and its surrounding area has been imposed from 1 July to 17.
Colombia: Bogota on 13 July enforced a strict zonal lockdown, affecting 2.5 million people, to restrict movement for the next two weeks.
Africa
Morocco: The city of Tangiers and its population of around one million, has been locked down again since 13 July.
Madagascar: The capital Antananarivo has gone under a fresh lockdown to last until 20 July.
South Africa: A curfew from 9:00 pm to 4:00 am came back into effect on 13 July.
Middle East
West Bank: The Palestinian Authority on 12 July extended a lockdown of the occupied West Bank decided on 3 July, also imposing a curfew.
Israel: New restrictions came into force on 7 July, including the closure of bars and sports centres and a limit on the number of people in public places. Some towns and neighbourhoods across the country, considered pandemic hotspots, are living under even stricter restrictions.
Oceania
Australia: Five million people have been obliged to stay at home since 9 July for six weeks in Australia's second biggest city Melbourne. The state of Victoria, where Melbourne is located, has closed all its borders to protect the rest of the country. - AFP