World in focus - best photos for May 4, 2020

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world in the past 24 hours

Traditional Thai dancers wear protective face shields at the Erawan Shrine, which was reopened after the Thai government relaxed measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus, in Bangkok. AFP

The Christ the Redeemer statue is seen illuminated wearing a face mask calling society to wear them to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AFP

An aerial view shows the Rumelihisari also known as Roumeli Hisar Castle, near Bosphorus strait, in Istanbul. AFP

Firefighters and paramedics with Anne Arundel County Fire Department wear enhanced PPE while preparing to transport a suspected coronavirus patient in Glen Burnie, Maryland. AFP

An employee works to set up a medical facility to accomodate coronavirus patients with mild symptoms at the Nippon Foundation Para Arena in Tokyo. AFP

President Donald Trump sits during a Fox News virtual town hall from the Lincoln Memorial, in Washington. AP

A model walks the runway at the DEJIN collection show by Chinese designer Zhou Li during the China Fashion Week 2020/2021 A/W Collection in Beijing, China. Getty

Students sit inside a classroom at the Marie Curie school in Hanoi. AFP

Red Cross members deliver face masks, at Atocha subway station in Madrid, Spain. EPA

People sit on a train in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. EPA

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