A grave digger shovels dirt at the San Vicente cemetery in Cordoba, Argentina. Six to seven times more graves than normal are being dug in Cordoba, as a precaution amid the spread of the coronavirus. AP
A grave digger shovels dirt at the San Vicente cemetery in Cordoba, Argentina. Six to seven times more graves than normal are being dug in Cordoba, as a precaution amid the spread of the coronavirus. AP
A Yemeni youth gestures as he sits amid washed up debris dragged by the torrent following heavy rains in the Yemeni capital Sanaa. AFP
A Yemeni youth gestures as he sits amid washed up debris dragged by the torrent following heavy rains in the Yemeni capital Sanaa. AFP
A woman wearing a protective mask walks past a store window in Paris, on the 29th day of a lockdown in France. AFP
A woman wearing a protective mask walks past a store window in Paris, on the 29th day of a lockdown in France. AFP
Health workers get ready to enter the Minorista market, after Mayor Daniel Quintero announced a sprout of coronavirus at this market, in Medellin. AFP
Health workers get ready to enter the Minorista market, after Mayor Daniel Quintero announced a sprout of coronavirus at this market, in Medellin. AFP
People wearing face masks leave after laying flowers before the statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il on the occasion of the 108th birthday of late North Korean leader Kim Il Sung, known as the 'Day of the Sun', in Pyongyang. AFP
People wearing face masks leave after laying flowers before the statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il on the occasion of the 108th birthday of late North Korean leader Kim Il Sung, known as the 'Day of the Sun', in Pyongyang. AFP
A shop of pinatas, in Guatemala City, Guatemala. EPA
A shop of pinatas, in Guatemala City, Guatemala. EPA
US President Donald Trump answers questions during the daily coronavirus task force briefing in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, US. Reuters
US President Donald Trump answers questions during the daily coronavirus task force briefing in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, US. Reuters
Members of the armed forces disinfect at Brasilia International Airport, Brazil. Reuters
Members of the armed forces disinfect at Brasilia International Airport, Brazil. Reuters

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