• A man walks through a mostly empty downtown San Antonio. AP Photo
    A man walks through a mostly empty downtown San Antonio. AP Photo
  • Firefighters battle a forest blaze in Xichang in China's southwestern Sichuan province. Eighteen firefighters and one forestry guide died while fighting a huge forest fire in southwestern China, the local government said on March 31. AFP
    Firefighters battle a forest blaze in Xichang in China's southwestern Sichuan province. Eighteen firefighters and one forestry guide died while fighting a huge forest fire in southwestern China, the local government said on March 31. AFP
  • A pedestrian bridge on Drava river lit with Italian national flag colours supporting Italy in their efforts against the coronavirus, in eastern Croatian town of Osijek. AFP
    A pedestrian bridge on Drava river lit with Italian national flag colours supporting Italy in their efforts against the coronavirus, in eastern Croatian town of Osijek. AFP
  • Motorists are sprayed with disinfectant in an attempt to curb the spread of coronavirus outbreak at the gate of a housing complex in South Tangerang, Indonesia. AP Photo
    Motorists are sprayed with disinfectant in an attempt to curb the spread of coronavirus outbreak at the gate of a housing complex in South Tangerang, Indonesia. AP Photo
  • Buddhist monks wearing face shields and mask to protect themselves from coronavirus collect alms in Bangkok, Thailand. Reuters
    Buddhist monks wearing face shields and mask to protect themselves from coronavirus collect alms in Bangkok, Thailand. Reuters
  • Police officers walk across an empty Red Square in Moscow, Russia. AP Photo
    Police officers walk across an empty Red Square in Moscow, Russia. AP Photo
  • A municipal worker wearing a protective suit disinfects the premises of a police station as a preventive measure against the spread of coronavirus disease, in Srinagar. Reuters
    A municipal worker wearing a protective suit disinfects the premises of a police station as a preventive measure against the spread of coronavirus disease, in Srinagar. Reuters
  • People are seen in front of the pyramid of Khufu, the largest of the Giza pyramid complex, illuminated with text encouraging to stay home, as Egypt ramps up its efforts to slow down the spread of the coronavirus. Reuters
    People are seen in front of the pyramid of Khufu, the largest of the Giza pyramid complex, illuminated with text encouraging to stay home, as Egypt ramps up its efforts to slow down the spread of the coronavirus. Reuters
  • A woman walks along a bridge in Medellin as Colombia holds a mandatory preventive isolation to slow the spread of the coronavirus. AFP
    A woman walks along a bridge in Medellin as Colombia holds a mandatory preventive isolation to slow the spread of the coronavirus. AFP
  • Finland's freediver Kristian Maki-Jussila, 37, swimming under the ice of a frozen lake near Vaasa, Finland. AFP
    Finland's freediver Kristian Maki-Jussila, 37, swimming under the ice of a frozen lake near Vaasa, Finland. AFP

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World in focus - best photos for March 31, 2020

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