this is bbc news i'm tim willcox with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the city that never sleeps is starting to wake up. new york, once the global epicentre of the pandemic, begins the process of reopening. south korean officals confirm a second wave of infections, despite recording relatively low numbers. moving tributes to the three friends stabbed to death in a terrror attack in reading on saturday on the seventy second anniversary of the arrival of the windrush generation, more people are urged to claim the compensation they're owed. and archaeologists have discovered a major new prehistoric monument just

a short distance away from stonehenge. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. the number of confirmed coronavirus infections worldwide has climbed above nine million. the world health organisation said cases were peaking simultaneously in several large, populous countries. nearly half a million people have died. in the united states, the latest official figure is 120,000 deaths. a greater number of americans have now died from coronavirus, than were killed in the first world war. but in new york, until recently the global epicentre, life is starting to emerge

from lockdown. 0ur north america correspondent nick bryant reports. in the midst of this viral onslaught, new york has taken on a different character. its state of mind has been anxious and fretful. a city of the outspoken and rambunctious has been muted, behind protective masks. this morning, new york took its biggest step yet towards reopening, but it was far from being a stampede. though offices were allowed to welcome back staff, the quietness of this covid rush hour suggested many still are working from home. this was times square during the big apple lockdown, and this was the scene today — new yorkers still clearly uneasy about gathering at the so—called "crossroads of the world". people are still nervous, u nfortu nately. we still see a death toll around the country, and until that drops considerably, i think people will continue to be nervous.

new york recovers like that, so it's just a matter of time. retail was allowed to reopen this morning, but many shops are still shuttered from the racial protests, that have also had a paralysing effect. new york is america's beating heart — the capital of its banking, retail, culture and tourism. getting this city reopen again is the key to reviving the us economy. so this — commercially, at least — may well be a concern. the shots we took of wall street before this partial reopening were almost the same as the shots we took today. there are signs of economic life. restaurants are now allowed to serve food at outdoor tables, although social—distancing regulations mean that street cafes now come with the trappings of a crime scene. we could never have gotten here if people had not done so much hard work, so consistently. and it took immense discipline and strength for new yorkers to get us here.

states such as florida, that lifted their restrictions early, are now paying a price. the sunshine state has become a covid hotspot. and south carolina, too, has been setting single—day records for new cases. america, nationwide, hasjust reported its highest number of infections since early may. the cloud of coronavirus is proving hard to escape, and it will be many more months before we see cities like new york in their fullness once again. i'm joined now from sequim, in washington state, by professor marcia 0ry, who works at the texas a&m school of public health has the lockdown been eased to quickly? these numbers are surging across the state, are they? yes, we actually reopened onjune they? yes, we actually reopened on june three, but

they? yes, we actually reopened onjune three, but what we are seeing now is a search, both in the number of cases, as well as the number of cases, as well as the number of hospitalizations. so, people are worried that the governor was on the radio today on tv, talking about how we have to be really careful and watch what is happening over the next month. if we have this thing doubling in numbers that we have in the spike in hospitalizations, we may need to rethink earlier policies. already, local communities have the authority to make their own policies about wearing masks and what businesses are open or not. is that more difficult said than done? we look at what is opening up, is there some, the economy is the driving force of the president and for a lot of people across the united states as well. to put that back into the bottle is going to be very difficult. except that you could have

people be more careful, so they're all or the public health practices but they should wear face masks health practices but they should wearface masks in public. they should practice social distancing. they should do everything that your mother a lwa ys do everything that your mother always told you, wash your hands, clean up where you have touched, so it should not be an either or. it should be a how can we work safely. is also the case that because there are more testing, more of being identified, which fits into the president trump lodging that he was saying in oklahoma. just to talk about texas, only 10% of texans have been tested, so we do not, we are not at the point where we are at the numbers that need to be tested, so the number of things that we can do is test for and those who are positive, make recommendations for them to stay quarantined or

isolated depending upon their status. talking about texas, is there a shortage of tests that leads to only 10% of the population has been checked so far? certainly, we do not have the capacity and the infrastructure that we would like to have. but we now have almost 2 million tests, texas is big and so, we need a lot more. so, yes, we are trying to figure out how to get more tests a nd figure out how to get more tests and to get the infrastructure to test people and get the tests back quickly. thank you very much forjoining us. south korean health officials have, for the first time, said they believe country is experiencing a ‘second wave' of coronavirus infections. south korea has been a success story when it comes to keeping case numbers and deaths low, but now says it expects the pandemic to continue for months. reged ahmad reports. south koreans enjoying a long

weekend in may as relaxed social distancing rules came into effect. now, health officials think this could have been around the start of a second wave of coronavirus infections. translation: in the metropolitan area, we believe that was from march to april, february to march. it's been on the decline for a while and then we see the second wave that was triggered by the main that was triggered by the may holidays has going on. it does mark a shift. previously, health authorities said that the first wave had never really ended. there was a worrying warning for those who might‘ve predicted the warmer weather would help. translation: our forecasts that the coronavirus infection would decline in summer turned out to be wrong. as long as people are having close contact with others, we believe that infections will continue. some of south korea's more recent outbreaks have centred around bars and nightclubs in the capital.

while parts from the country are our reintroducing stricter are reintroducing stricter social distancing measures, as new clusters of cases are identified. but south korea's approaches to the virus are still one of the most successful. it has managed to avoid locking down the country, instead relying on aggressive trace, test and treat strategies. its case numbers and death rates remain very low when compared to the outbreaks of some the worst affected nations. our understanding is that the vast majority of cases being detected are linked to existing clusters and south korean authorities still have great visibility over where the virus is. countrywide, south korea has reported its lowest numbers of infections in nearly a month, and the world health organisation says it's still on track with its efforts to control the spread of covid—i9. but this new wave will keep authorities alert as they try and stamp out the disease.

let's get some of the day's other coronavirus related news. britain's prime minister, borisjohnson, is tomorrow expected to announce changes to the 2—metre social distancing rule in england. it's thought the move will be timed to coincide with a further reopening of businesses including pubs, bars a nd restau ra nts early next month. the british government's announced that the 2—point—2—million vulnerable people, who have been self—isolating in england during the coronavirus pandemic, will no longer need to shield from august. in two weeks' time they will be able to meet up to five other people outdoors and form so—called ‘support bubbles' with other households. saudi arabia says this year's hajj pilgrimage will be go ahead but will be limited to people already living in the country, because of covid— nineteen. more than two million muslims from around

the world usually perform the pilgrimage to mecca. cinemas, swimming pools and holiday centres have re—opened in france in the latest stage of the easing of coronavirus restrictions there. children up to the age of fifteen have gone back to school again. the schools had already been opened for a few weeks but only on a voluntary basis. moments of silence have been observed and flowers laid in tribute to the three friends who were stabbed to death in a park in reading, to the west of london, on saturday evening. all three have now been named: they were james furlong, who was 36 years old and a teacher, joe ritchie—bennett, 39 and a lawyer, and david wails, 49 and a scientist. police are still questioning the suspect, khairi saadallah, who was arrested under the terrorism act. rajini vaidya nathan reports:

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