World in focus - best photos for March 1, 2020

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world during the past 24 hours

Riders go over Lukey Heights as they compete in the Oceania Junior Cup race three during the World Superbike Championship on Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. EPA

A man collects seaweed from the rocks near the Bitoujiao Cape in Rueifang District, in New Taipei City. AFP

A member of Academicos do Grande Rio Samba School smiles during the 2020 Rio de Janeiro Carnival champions' parade at the Sapucai Sambadrome. Getty Images

Migrants walk to reach Pazarakule border gate, Edirne, Turkey, at the Turkish-Greek border. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country's borders with Europe were open Saturday, making good on a longstanding threat to let refugees into the continent as thousands of migrants gathered at the frontier with Greece. AP

Myanmar laborers relay bricks while working among smoke rising from a brick kiln at a factory on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar. EPA

Models present creations by designer Satoshi Kondo as part of his Fall/Winter 2020/21 women's ready-to-wear collection show for fashion house Issey Miyake during Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France. Reuters

A man with a mask walk through torii gates at the Hie Shrine In Tokyo. The coronavirus has claimed its first victim in the United States as the number of cases shot up in Iran, Italy and South Korea and the spreading outbreak shook the global economy. AP

Combination photos show runners fill the street at the start of the Tokyo Marathon 2019 in Tokyo, Japan in this March 3, 2019 (left) Kyodo photo and runners during the Tokyo Marathon 2020 in Tokyo, Japan March 1, 2020. The 2020 Tokyo Marathon was limited to elite runners marking the latest sports events to be affected by fears over the new coronavirus. Reuters

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