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epa08427276 Antenatal Ward Manager Rachel Thorpe checks on Clare Glynn whilst she uses a birthing ball during the early stages of labour on the Antenatal Ward at the Lancashire Women and Newborn Centre at Burnley General Hospital in East Lancashire, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Blackburn, Britain, 14 May 2020. Several countries around the world have started to ease COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in an effort to restart their economies and help people in their daily routines after the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic. EPA/HANNAH MCKAY / POOL