• A Palestinian artist paints a mural reading "By fighting the epidemic, we protect the human being and preserve the earth" as a youth watches him in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
    A Palestinian artist paints a mural reading "By fighting the epidemic, we protect the human being and preserve the earth" as a youth watches him in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
  • A shop owner wears a protective face mask in Gaza City, Gaza Strip. EPA
    A shop owner wears a protective face mask in Gaza City, Gaza Strip. EPA
  • Saudi-led coalition spokesman Colonel Turki Al-Malki giving explanations during a press conference, in Riyadh, on the displayed missile debris fired on March 28 by the Yemeni Houthi military group and intercepted by Riyadh. AFP
    Saudi-led coalition spokesman Colonel Turki Al-Malki giving explanations during a press conference, in Riyadh, on the displayed missile debris fired on March 28 by the Yemeni Houthi military group and intercepted by Riyadh. AFP
  • A man sits in the almost deserted street after the nation-wide quarantine was declared as part of measures to halt the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic in Sidi Bou Said town, near Tunis, Tunisia. EPA
    A man sits in the almost deserted street after the nation-wide quarantine was declared as part of measures to halt the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic in Sidi Bou Said town, near Tunis, Tunisia. EPA
  • Displaced Syrian boys look towards the camera from the back of their family truck as they visit their home in the village of Al Nayrab, about 14km southeast of Idlib city and 7km west of Saraqib in northwestern Syria. AFP
    Displaced Syrian boys look towards the camera from the back of their family truck as they visit their home in the village of Al Nayrab, about 14km southeast of Idlib city and 7km west of Saraqib in northwestern Syria. AFP
  • Municipal workers disinfect in front of the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City as a measure against the spread of the coronavirus. AFP
    Municipal workers disinfect in front of the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City as a measure against the spread of the coronavirus. AFP
  • Neighbours have a conversation from their balconies during a health state of emergency and home confinement orders, in Rabat, Morocco. AP Photo
    Neighbours have a conversation from their balconies during a health state of emergency and home confinement orders, in Rabat, Morocco. AP Photo
  • Health workers who are treating coronavirus patients at government-run Rafik Hariri University Hospital, where most of the Lebanese coronavirus cases are treated, flash the victory sign while Lebanese policemen salute them in support of Lebanese National Health Service workers who are treating coronavirus victims, as part of a nationwide salute to the doctors, nurses and staff in Beirut, Lebanon. AP Photo
    Health workers who are treating coronavirus patients at government-run Rafik Hariri University Hospital, where most of the Lebanese coronavirus cases are treated, flash the victory sign while Lebanese policemen salute them in support of Lebanese National Health Service workers who are treating coronavirus victims, as part of a nationwide salute to the doctors, nurses and staff in Beirut, Lebanon. AP Photo
  • Empty streets, in Kuwait City, Kuwait. EPA
    Empty streets, in Kuwait City, Kuwait. EPA
  • A person checks temperature of workers before entering a worksite in Kuwait City, Kuwait. EPA
    A person checks temperature of workers before entering a worksite in Kuwait City, Kuwait. EPA
  • Two vehicles in a deserted street in Amman, Jordan. EPA
    Two vehicles in a deserted street in Amman, Jordan. EPA
  • Soldiers carry food parcels to distribute to some of residents of the city of Zarqa, after the implementation of a strict lockdown, amid concerns over the spread of the coronavirus in Jordan. Reuters
    Soldiers carry food parcels to distribute to some of residents of the city of Zarqa, after the implementation of a strict lockdown, amid concerns over the spread of the coronavirus in Jordan. Reuters
  • Iraqi Army officers wear protective masks, following the outbreak of coronavirus, as they walk with US officers before a handover ceremony of K-1 airbase from US-led coalition forces to Iraqi Security Forces, in Kirkuk governorate, Iraq. Reuters
    Iraqi Army officers wear protective masks, following the outbreak of coronavirus, as they walk with US officers before a handover ceremony of K-1 airbase from US-led coalition forces to Iraqi Security Forces, in Kirkuk governorate, Iraq. Reuters

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