• A Palestinian youth walks along the beach during sunset in Gaza City. EPA
    A Palestinian youth walks along the beach during sunset in Gaza City. EPA
  • Palestinians gather at the beach as the sun sets over Gaza City, Gaza Strip. EPA
    Palestinians gather at the beach as the sun sets over Gaza City, Gaza Strip. EPA
  • A Yemeni disinfects a taxi amid concerns over the spread of the coronavirus Covid-19, in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
    A Yemeni disinfects a taxi amid concerns over the spread of the coronavirus Covid-19, in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
  • Workers operate a fuel station in Damascus, Syria. EPA
    Workers operate a fuel station in Damascus, Syria. EPA
  • A Yemeni disinfects people's hands in a street amid concerns over the spread of coronavirus, in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
    A Yemeni disinfects people's hands in a street amid concerns over the spread of coronavirus, in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
  • A large police truck escorted by officers on motorcycles sprays disinfectant on the Habib Bourguiba Avenue in Tunis, Tunisia. EPA
    A large police truck escorted by officers on motorcycles sprays disinfectant on the Habib Bourguiba Avenue in Tunis, Tunisia. EPA
  • An official patrolling as part of a larger combined security force instructs people to return and remain at home as a measure against coronavirus in Rabat's district of Takadoum, Morocco. AFP
    An official patrolling as part of a larger combined security force instructs people to return and remain at home as a measure against coronavirus in Rabat's district of Takadoum, Morocco. AFP
  • A member of Morocco's Interior Ministry Auxiliary Forces instructs a man to remain at home in Rabat's district of Takadoum, Morocco. AFP
    A member of Morocco's Interior Ministry Auxiliary Forces instructs a man to remain at home in Rabat's district of Takadoum, Morocco. AFP
  • Trees are pictured along an empty road in Beirut, Lebanon. Reuters
    Trees are pictured along an empty road in Beirut, Lebanon. Reuters
  • An aerial view shows Beirut's Martyrs Square deserted during a nighttime curfew imposed to stem the spread of coronavirus. AFP
    An aerial view shows Beirut's Martyrs Square deserted during a nighttime curfew imposed to stem the spread of coronavirus. AFP
  • Labourers wear protective face masks as they wait in line to get temperature checked before entering construction worksite in Ahmadi, Kuwait. Reuters
    Labourers wear protective face masks as they wait in line to get temperature checked before entering construction worksite in Ahmadi, Kuwait. Reuters
  • Jordanian soldiers guard a check point in the northern governorate of Irbid, which been isolated after the number of coronavirus cases increased in the area, Irbid, Jordan. Reuters
    Jordanian soldiers guard a check point in the northern governorate of Irbid, which been isolated after the number of coronavirus cases increased in the area, Irbid, Jordan. Reuters
  • A member of the Iraqi Civil Defence disinfects the alleys of a market in Baghdad's eastern Sadr City. AFP
    A member of the Iraqi Civil Defence disinfects the alleys of a market in Baghdad's eastern Sadr City. AFP
  • Iraqi security forces shut down popular markets in in eastern Baghdad during a curfew as a precaution against coronavirus. AP Photo
    Iraqi security forces shut down popular markets in in eastern Baghdad during a curfew as a precaution against coronavirus. AP Photo
  • An Algerian municipal worker washes a street in the capital Algiers. AFP
    An Algerian municipal worker washes a street in the capital Algiers. AFP

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