• A man walks along a nearly empty street in a snow fall during the first weekend after Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike urged Tokyo residents to stay indoors in a bid to keep coronavirus from spreading, at Ameyoko shopping and amusement district in Tokyo, Japan. Reuters
    A man walks along a nearly empty street in a snow fall during the first weekend after Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike urged Tokyo residents to stay indoors in a bid to keep coronavirus from spreading, at Ameyoko shopping and amusement district in Tokyo, Japan. Reuters
  • A forest fire burns on a hill north of Mexico City. AP Photo
    A forest fire burns on a hill north of Mexico City. AP Photo
  • A person walks in falling snow in Tokyo, where the city's 13 million residents have been asked to stay home this weekend. AP Photo
    A person walks in falling snow in Tokyo, where the city's 13 million residents have been asked to stay home this weekend. AP Photo
  • A Chinese tourist prepares for his flight to China as two German police officers walk by at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany. AP Photo
    A Chinese tourist prepares for his flight to China as two German police officers walk by at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany. AP Photo
  • Tables and chairs are taped for the social distancing law enforcement to help curb the spread of the coronavirus at a Starbucks coffee shop in Hong Kong. AP Photo
    Tables and chairs are taped for the social distancing law enforcement to help curb the spread of the coronavirus at a Starbucks coffee shop in Hong Kong. AP Photo
  • An aerial view of almost empty Xochimilco, a network of canals and floating gardens that is one of Mexico City's top tourist attractions. AFP
    An aerial view of almost empty Xochimilco, a network of canals and floating gardens that is one of Mexico City's top tourist attractions. AFP
  • A family look from inside their residence as South African police officers converge on the site of an incident involving a police officer during a lockdown in Johannesburg. Police forces are out in large numbers on the streets of Johannesburg to ensure that the lockdown is respected. AFP
    A family look from inside their residence as South African police officers converge on the site of an incident involving a police officer during a lockdown in Johannesburg. Police forces are out in large numbers on the streets of Johannesburg to ensure that the lockdown is respected. AFP
  • A man wears a face mask while he visits Times Square as rain falls in New York City. AFP
    A man wears a face mask while he visits Times Square as rain falls in New York City. AFP
  • Neighbours in a residential building gesture and applaud from their windows to pay tribute to the healthcare workers in Madrid. AFP
    Neighbours in a residential building gesture and applaud from their windows to pay tribute to the healthcare workers in Madrid. AFP
  • Medical professionals wearing protective gear are seen walking to a ward at Dongsan Hospital in Daegu, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in South Korea. EPA
    Medical professionals wearing protective gear are seen walking to a ward at Dongsan Hospital in Daegu, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in South Korea. EPA
  • Travellers from overseas wait to check in at the Crown Promenade Hotel for a 14-day quarantine period in Melbourne, Australia. EPA
    Travellers from overseas wait to check in at the Crown Promenade Hotel for a 14-day quarantine period in Melbourne, Australia. EPA
  • A man wearing a mask walks past a TV screen reporting on North Korea's latest projectile launch, at Seoul Station in Seoul, South Korea. EPA
    A man wearing a mask walks past a TV screen reporting on North Korea's latest projectile launch, at Seoul Station in Seoul, South Korea. EPA
  • A member of the armed forces wearing a protective suit walks after disinfecting the Metro's Central station in Brasilia, Brazil. Reuters
    A member of the armed forces wearing a protective suit walks after disinfecting the Metro's Central station in Brasilia, Brazil. Reuters
  • Migrant workers walk towards a bus station along a highway with their families as they return to their villages, during a 21-day nationwide lockdown to limit the spread of coronavirus , in Ghaziabad, on the outskirts of New Delhi. Reuters
    Migrant workers walk towards a bus station along a highway with their families as they return to their villages, during a 21-day nationwide lockdown to limit the spread of coronavirus , in Ghaziabad, on the outskirts of New Delhi. Reuters

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World in focus - best photos for March 29, 2020

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