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Mannequins wearing protective face masks in a street in the Syrian capital Damascus. AFP -
A Palestinian sanitary department worker sprays disinfectant around the refugee camp of Aida, with Israel's separation barrier in the background, in Bethlehem which has been under lockdown for more than a week due to the novel coronavirus epidemic. AFP -
Palestinian volunteers wear protective gear as they sanitize a mosque in Jerusalem to help fight the coronavirus. Reuters -
Syrians protest and burn tyres in an attempt to block traffic on the M4 highway, which links the northern Syrian provinces of Aleppo and Latakia, before incoming joint Turkish and Russian military patrols (as per an earlier agreed upon ceasefire deal) in the village of al-Nayrab, about 14km southeast of the city of Idlib. AFP -
Iraq's President Barham Salih meets with new prime minister-designate Adnan al-Zurfi in Baghdad, Iraq. Reuters -
A member of the Iraqi Civil Defence disinfects a bench in the northern Baghdad neighbourhood of Al Shuala as a precaution against the coronavirus outbreak. AFP -
A Saudi man requests a meal from a restaurant worker after the customers were prevented from sitting in restaurants, following the outbreak of coronavirus, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Reuters -
A Yemeni child wearing a protective face mask leans against a wall amid concerns over the spread of the coronavirus in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA -
A Yemeni woman works to manufacture protective face masks at a workshop in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA -
A worker wearing a protective suit disinfects a bus station, following the outbreak of the coronavirus in Algiers, Algeria. Reuters -
A woman waits to take a Covid-19 test at the Central Public Health Laboratories in Cairo, Egypt. EPA -
A Greater Amman Municipality employee sanitizes public transport in Amman, Jordan. Reuters -
Passengers wear protective face masks as they stand in a queue for medical check, as part of the precautionary measures against coronavirus, at Misrata international Airport, in Misrata, Libya. Reuters -
A health worker disinfects the Enahli amusement park at Ariana near Tunis. AFP -
A worker closes down a coffee shop after the Moroccan government announced further restrictions to avoid the spread of Covid-19. AP Photo
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