People wear face masks as they walk in front of the Yeni Mosque near Eminonu local bazaar, in Istanbul, Turkey. Turkish authorities have now allowed the reopening of restaurants, cafes, parks and beaches, as well as lifting the ban on inter-city travel, as the country eases the restrictions it had imposed in a bid to stem the spread of the ongoing pandemic of the COVID-19 disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. EPA
A young girl films a presentation while wearing a mask, The Sevens, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
A bin is provided for the safe disposal of mask and gloves, The Sevens, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
A man sanitises a cricket ball, The Sevens, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
A lady sanitises her hands while watching a cricket match, The Sevens, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
A worker disinfects a movie theatre before its reopening to the public in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, following an easing of restrictions imposed by the authorities in a bid to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus. AFP
A young Palestinian, wearing a protective mask due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, rides his donkey-cart on the coastal road in Gaza City. AFP
Palestinians wearing a protective masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic attend a rally to protest the reduction of the food basket provided by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Gaza City. AFP
People wear face masks as they walk next to the Galata Bridge near Eminonu local bazaar, in Istanbul, Turkey. Turkish authorities have now allowed the reopening of restaurants, cafes, parks and beaches, as well as lifting the ban on inter-city travel, as the country eases the restrictions it had imposed in a bid to stem the spread of the ongoing pandemic of the COVID-19 disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. EPA
People wear face masks as they walk in front of the Yeni Mosque near Eminonu local bazaar, in Istanbul, Turkey. Turkish authorities have now allowed the reopening of restaurants, cafes, parks and beaches, as well as lifting the ban on inter-city travel, as the country eases the restrictions it had imposed in a bid to stem the spread of the ongoing pandemic of the COVID-19 disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. EPA
A young girl films a presentation while wearing a mask, The Sevens, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
A bin is provided for the safe disposal of mask and gloves, The Sevens, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
A man sanitises a cricket ball, The Sevens, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
A lady sanitises her hands while watching a cricket match, The Sevens, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
A worker disinfects a movie theatre before its reopening to the public in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, following an easing of restrictions imposed by the authorities in a bid to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus. AFP
A young Palestinian, wearing a protective mask due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, rides his donkey-cart on the coastal road in Gaza City. AFP
Palestinians wearing a protective masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic attend a rally to protest the reduction of the food basket provided by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Gaza City. AFP
People wear face masks as they walk next to the Galata Bridge near Eminonu local bazaar, in Istanbul, Turkey. Turkish authorities have now allowed the reopening of restaurants, cafes, parks and beaches, as well as lifting the ban on inter-city travel, as the country eases the restrictions it had imposed in a bid to stem the spread of the ongoing pandemic of the COVID-19 disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. EPA
People wear face masks as they walk in front of the Yeni Mosque near Eminonu local bazaar, in Istanbul, Turkey. Turkish authorities have now allowed the reopening of restaurants, cafes, parks and beaches, as well as lifting the ban on inter-city travel, as the country eases the restrictions it had imposed in a bid to stem the spread of the ongoing pandemic of the COVID-19 disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. EPA