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Fences and police checkpoints block access to certain areas of Bogota, after the Colombian capital imposed a rotating strict zonal lockdown to fight a new spike of COVID-19 cases. IMAGES
Images of a COVID-19 testing centre in Leicester as a local lockdown is imposed on the city after an alarming spike in coronavirus cases. The British government has ordered schools and non-essential shops in Leicester, central England, to close and has urged people to stay at home after a localised outbreak. IMAGES of the army assisting people at a testing centre
Boris Johnson leaves a public inquiry into his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic after attending the first of two gruelling days in the witness box. The former British prime minister apologised for "the pain and the loss and the suffering" caused by the pandemic but defended his government. Johnson has faced a barrage of criticism from former aides for alleged indecisiveness and a lack of scientific understanding during the crisis. IMAGES
Fresh waves of Covid-19 cases show that the pandemic is "nowhere near over", the World Health Organization's chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warns, adding: "As the virus pushes at us, we must push back." SOUNDBITE
Images of skyline in the eastern district of Shanghai as millions of people in China's financial hub are confined to their homes on Monday. The eastern half of the city goes into lockdown to curb the nation's biggest Covid outbreak. IMAGES