US President Donald Trump holds up a protective face shield during a tour of the Ford Rawsonville Components PlaNT in Ypsilanti, Michigan. REUTERS
US President Donald Trump holds up a protective face shield during a tour of the Ford Rawsonville Components PlaNT in Ypsilanti, Michigan. REUTERS
A man wearing a mask is seen walking next to a graffiti, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. EPA
A man wearing a mask is seen walking next to a graffiti, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. EPA
A man carries his son who holds a balloon outside a shopping centre in Sanaa. Reuters
A man carries his son who holds a balloon outside a shopping centre in Sanaa. Reuters
Peruvian Marlith Mori returns to her home on the heights of the Vista Alegre shantytown of the Comas district in the outskirts of Lima. AFP
Peruvian Marlith Mori returns to her home on the heights of the Vista Alegre shantytown of the Comas district in the outskirts of Lima. AFP
A priest conducts a ceremony after the funeral of COVID-19 victims at El Angel cemetery, in Lima. AFP
A priest conducts a ceremony after the funeral of COVID-19 victims at El Angel cemetery, in Lima. AFP
A man walks past a mural depicting English singer Mick Jagger wearing a protective mask in Mexico City. AFP
A man walks past a mural depicting English singer Mick Jagger wearing a protective mask in Mexico City. AFP
Indigenous leader Kretan Kaingang wears a face mask with a hashtag that reads in Portuguese: "Get out Bolsonaro". AP Photo
Indigenous leader Kretan Kaingang wears a face mask with a hashtag that reads in Portuguese: "Get out Bolsonaro". AP Photo
People commute on a bus during morning rush hour in Beijing. AFP
People commute on a bus during morning rush hour in Beijing. AFP
Mue Bon, a Thai street artist paints a mural depicting characters attempting to keep a virus at bay, in Bangkok. REUTERS
Mue Bon, a Thai street artist paints a mural depicting characters attempting to keep a virus at bay, in Bangkok. REUTERS
A man cries for his relative victim of Covid-19 in the Campo de Esperanza cemetery in Brasilia, Brazil. EPA
A man cries for his relative victim of Covid-19 in the Campo de Esperanza cemetery in Brasilia, Brazil. EPA
Relatives bury their loved one at the newly constructed Valle de Chalco Municipal Cemetery on the outskirts of Mexico City. AP Photo
Relatives bury their loved one at the newly constructed Valle de Chalco Municipal Cemetery on the outskirts of Mexico City. AP Photo

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World in focus - best photos for May 22, 2020

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