People wearing face masks hug at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art as it reopens to members on August 27.
Here are the areas that are starting to reopen
People wearing face masks hug at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art as it reopens to members on August 27.
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Updated 1936 GMT (0336 HKT) August 31, 2020

Around the world, governments are starting to relax some of their coronavirus restrictions.

Most countries have taken measures to protect against the spread of Covid-19: enforcing stay-at-home orders, closing nonessential businesses and advising people to wear protective gear and keep a safe distance from one another.

Many of those guidelines still apply. But beaches are beginning to reopen, some students are returning to classrooms and businesses are opening their doors for the first time in months.

A child is photographed in front of a Donald Trump wax figure at Madame Tussauds New York on August 27.
A child is photographed in front of a Donald Trump wax figure at Madame Tussauds New York on August 27.
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Actors Jessica Johnson and Stephen Tompkinson perform at the Minack Theatre in Porthcurno, England, during a production of Willy Russell's "Educating Rita" on August 18.
Actors Jessica Johnson and Stephen Tompkinson perform at the Minack Theatre in Porthcurno, England, during a production of Willy Russell's "Educating Rita" on August 18.
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Visitors enjoy the lobby exhibits during the reopening of the Natural History Museum in London on August 5.
Visitors enjoy the lobby exhibits during the reopening of the Natural History Museum in London on August 5.
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People swim at Jubilee Pool, an open-air seawater pool, after it reopened in Penzance, England, on July 25.
People swim at Jubilee Pool, an open-air seawater pool, after it reopened in Penzance, England, on July 25.
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Children pose by Steve McQueen's "Year 3" shortly before the Tate Britain gallery reopened in London in late July.
Children pose by Steve McQueen's "Year 3" shortly before the Tate Britain gallery reopened in London in late July.
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A park ranger takes a picture of tourists in front of the Statue of Liberty after Liberty Island partially reopened in New York on July 20.
A park ranger takes a picture of tourists in front of the Statue of Liberty after Liberty Island partially reopened in New York on July 20.
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Worshippers of Legio Maria attend a prayer in Nairobi, Kenya, on July 19. Places of worship have reopened in Kenya under strict guidelines.
Worshippers of Legio Maria attend a prayer in Nairobi, Kenya, on July 19. Places of worship have reopened in Kenya under strict guidelines.
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A floor is marked for social distancing as people exercise inside a gym in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on July 13. Gyms were allowed to reopen after more than three months of lockdown.
A floor is marked for social distancing as people exercise inside a gym in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on July 13. Gyms were allowed to reopen after more than three months of lockdown.
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Soccer balls are sanitized before a preseason tournament in Guadalajara, Mexico, on July 12. The pro tournament was being played without spectators.
Soccer balls are sanitized before a preseason tournament in Guadalajara, Mexico, on July 12. The pro tournament was being played without spectators.
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A man watches a movie at a cinema in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on July 11.
A man watches a movie at a cinema in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on July 11.
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People gather on the Baie des Anges to hear the set of French DJ The Avener during a concert in Nice, France, on July 11. It was the first public show in Nice since France ended its coronavirus shutdown.
People gather on the Baie des Anges to hear the set of French DJ The Avener during a concert in Nice, France, on July 11. It was the first public show in Nice since France ended its coronavirus shutdown.
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Visitors stand in front of the "Mona Lisa" at the Louvre in Paris on July 6. The Louvre, the world's most popular museum, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/louvre-reopens-july/index.html" target="_blank">has reopened its doors</a> after months of closure.
Visitors stand in front of the "Mona Lisa" at the Louvre in Paris on July 6. The Louvre, the world's most popular museum, has reopened its doors after months of closure.
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A man pours water over himself in London's Soho neighborhood on July 4 — the day pubs, hotels and restaurants <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/04/uk/uk-pubs-reopening-saturday-scli-gbr-intl/index.html" target="_blank">were allowed to reopen</a> in the United Kingdom.
A man pours water over himself in London's Soho neighborhood on July 4 — the day pubs, hotels and restaurants were allowed to reopen in the United Kingdom.
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