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In pictures: The world battles with the pandemic

AP Published 17.03.20, 03:44 PM
The Naked Cowboy performs in a nearly-empty Times Square in New York City on Thursday, March 26, 2020. Deaths from the coronavirus jumped to 385 in New York, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said.

The Naked Cowboy performs in a nearly-empty Times Square in New York City on Thursday, March 26, 2020. Deaths from the coronavirus jumped to 385 in New York, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said. Mark Abramson/The New York Times

The Naked Cowboy performs in a nearly-empty Times Square in New York City on Thursday, March 26, 2020. Deaths from the coronavirus jumped to 385 in New York, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said.

The Naked Cowboy performs in a nearly-empty Times Square in New York City on Thursday, March 26, 2020. Deaths from the coronavirus jumped to 385 in New York, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said. Mark Abramson/The New York Times

Health workers react as people applaud from their houses in support of the medical staff that are working on the COVID-19 virus outbreak at the main gate of the Hospital Clinic in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, March 26, 2020.

Health workers react as people applaud from their houses in support of the medical staff that are working on the COVID-19 virus outbreak at the main gate of the Hospital Clinic in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, March 26, 2020. AP

A girl dressed in traditional attire to celebrate "Gudi Padwa", or the Marathi New Year, stands by a window and holds a placard with an acronym for the Coronavirus that reads in hindi "Nobody should come out on the roads," in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, March 25, 2020.

A girl dressed in traditional attire to celebrate "Gudi Padwa", or the Marathi New Year, stands by a window and holds a placard with an acronym for the Coronavirus that reads in hindi "Nobody should come out on the roads," in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, March 25, 2020. AP

Restaurant owner Hoang Tung holds up a "Corona burger" in Hanoi, Vietnam on Wednesday, March 25, 2020. As the world is fighting against the Covid-19 pandemic, the Vietnamese restaurant hopes to cheer people up with their new creation, in which the burger buns shape like a coronavirus.

Restaurant owner Hoang Tung holds up a "Corona burger" in Hanoi, Vietnam on Wednesday, March 25, 2020. As the world is fighting against the Covid-19 pandemic, the Vietnamese restaurant hopes to cheer people up with their new creation, in which the burger buns shape like a coronavirus. AP

A pack of dogs cross an empty street amid a lockdown in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, March 24, 2020

A pack of dogs cross an empty street amid a lockdown in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, March 24, 2020 AP

Medical personnel are silhouetted against the back of a tent before the start of coronavirus testing in the parking lot outside of Raymond James Stadium early Wednesday, March 25, 2020, in Tampa, Fla. The testing is being done by appointment only.

Medical personnel are silhouetted against the back of a tent before the start of coronavirus testing in the parking lot outside of Raymond James Stadium early Wednesday, March 25, 2020, in Tampa, Fla. The testing is being done by appointment only. AP

Thierno, from Senegal, walks to work on an empty street as the lockdown to combat the spread of coronavirus continues in Badalona, Spain, Friday, March 27, 2020.

Thierno, from Senegal, walks to work on an empty street as the lockdown to combat the spread of coronavirus continues in Badalona, Spain, Friday, March 27, 2020. AP

n this photo made available by Buckingham Palace, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II speaks to Prime Minister Boris Johnson from Windsor Castle, Windsor, England, Wednesday March 25, 2020, for her weekly audience. Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, has tested positive for the new coronavirus, royal officials confirmed Wednesday. Buckingham Palace said Queen Elizabeth II, 93, remains at her Windsor Castle home west of London with her 98-year-old husband, Prince Philip.

n this photo made available by Buckingham Palace, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II speaks to Prime Minister Boris Johnson from Windsor Castle, Windsor, England, Wednesday March 25, 2020, for her weekly audience. Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, has tested positive for the new coronavirus, royal officials confirmed Wednesday. Buckingham Palace said Queen Elizabeth II, 93, remains at her Windsor Castle home west of London with her 98-year-old husband, Prince Philip. AP

A cook wearing a mask stands outside a restaurant Thursday, March 26, 2020, in Tokyo. Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is setting up a special task force to discuss coronavirus measures and emergency responses as the government now considers the spread of the COVID-19 virus rampant in the country, officials said Thursday.

A cook wearing a mask stands outside a restaurant Thursday, March 26, 2020, in Tokyo. Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is setting up a special task force to discuss coronavirus measures and emergency responses as the government now considers the spread of the COVID-19 virus rampant in the country, officials said Thursday. AP

A man living in his car reacts to police and army patrolling downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Friday, March 27, 2020. Police and army started patrolling moments after South Africa went into a nationwide lockdown for three weeks in an effort to mitigate the spread to the coronavirus.

A man living in his car reacts to police and army patrolling downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Friday, March 27, 2020. Police and army started patrolling moments after South Africa went into a nationwide lockdown for three weeks in an effort to mitigate the spread to the coronavirus. AP

An employee of a nearby takeaway restaurant rolls a cigarette as he has a break sitting on the pavement near Piccadilliy Circus in central London, Tuesday, March 24, 2020.

An employee of a nearby takeaway restaurant rolls a cigarette as he has a break sitting on the pavement near Piccadilliy Circus in central London, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. AP

A deserted view of Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganga and Yamuna where thousands of Hindu believers gather to take a holy dip daily, is seen isolated amid growing concerns of coronavirus in Prayagraj, on Tuesday, March 24, 2020.

A deserted view of Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganga and Yamuna where thousands of Hindu believers gather to take a holy dip daily, is seen isolated amid growing concerns of coronavirus in Prayagraj, on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. AP

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