World in focus - best photos for March 21, 2020

Take a look at some of the best photos from around the world during the past 24 hours

A horse stands in the stables of the 'Fiaker' (fiacre, a horse-drawn carriage) company 'Paul' in Vienna, Austria. EPA

Paola Garcia walks past herbal "mate" mugs at the shop where she works in Buenos Aires, Argentina. AP Photo

The famous Drosselgasse (throstle alleyway) with bars and restaurants is completely deserted in Ruedesheim, Germany. AP Photo

Kaqchikel indigenous women pray toward a statue of Jesus outside a Catholic church in San Martin Jilotepeque, Guatemala. The statue was placed outside the door of the church, which remains closed as part of emergency measures to help stop the spread of the new coronavirus. AP Photo

Former Japanese swimmer Imoto Naoko holds the Olympic torch during the Flame Handover Ceremony for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Getty Images

A cleaning staff wears protective gear to disinfect a metro carriage as a preventive measure against the spreading of coronavirus in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. AFP

Surf life savers maintain a safe distance apart on an empty Bondi Beach following its closure to the public by authorities, in Sydney, Australia. EPA

People walk along a shopping precinct in Tokyo's Ueno district. AFP

A police officer walks across an empty 7th Avenue in a sparsely populated Times Square due to COVID-19 concerns. AP Photo

A sup surfer wearing a protective suit as a show of support for the people fighting against the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) takes part at an annual "Hijacking an ice floe" event marking the opening of the stand up paddle boarding season in Vladivostok, Russia. REUTERS

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