World in focus - best photos for April 19, 2020

Take a look at our pick of the best images from the past 24 hours

Georgian Orthodox believers, observing social distancing, attend the service on the eve of the Orthodox Easter in Tbilisi, as the country tries to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. AFP

Russian Orthodox priests celebrate the Easter service in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow. AFP

People wait for a distribution of masks and food from the Rev Al Sharpton in the Harlem neighborhood of New York, after a new state mandate was issued requiring residents to wear face coverings in public. AP

This aerial photo shows people gathering at a beach in Hong Kong. Starting on March 29 the city's government banned public gatherings of more than four people in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus. AFP

The Great pyramids light up with blue light and reading with a laser projection the message "Stay Home" on the Giza plateau outside the Egyptian capital of Cairo. AFP

People walk past a damaged building depicting drawings alluding to the coronavirus and encouraging people to stay at home, in the rebel-held Idlib city, Syria. Reuters

Orthodox believers attend Easter midnight mass outside a church, officially closed for parishioners according to the order of local authorities due to coronavirus in Gatchina, 40km south of St.Petersburg, Russia. AP

Workers stand on a scaffolding at a construction site amid the spread of the coronavirus disease, in Dakar, Senegal. Reuters

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