• Traditional Thai dancers wear protective face shields at the Erawan Shrine, which was reopened after the Thai government relaxed measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus, in Bangkok. AFP
    Traditional Thai dancers wear protective face shields at the Erawan Shrine, which was reopened after the Thai government relaxed measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus, in Bangkok. AFP
  • The Christ the Redeemer statue is seen illuminated wearing a face mask calling society to wear them to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AFP
    The Christ the Redeemer statue is seen illuminated wearing a face mask calling society to wear them to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AFP
  • An aerial view shows the Rumelihisari also known as Roumeli Hisar Castle, near Bosphorus strait, in Istanbul. AFP
    An aerial view shows the Rumelihisari also known as Roumeli Hisar Castle, near Bosphorus strait, in Istanbul. AFP
  • Firefighters and paramedics with Anne Arundel County Fire Department wear enhanced PPE while preparing to transport a suspected coronavirus patient in Glen Burnie, Maryland. AFP
    Firefighters and paramedics with Anne Arundel County Fire Department wear enhanced PPE while preparing to transport a suspected coronavirus patient in Glen Burnie, Maryland. AFP
  • An employee works to set up a medical facility to accomodate coronavirus patients with mild symptoms at the Nippon Foundation Para Arena in Tokyo. AFP
    An employee works to set up a medical facility to accomodate coronavirus patients with mild symptoms at the Nippon Foundation Para Arena in Tokyo. AFP
  • President Donald Trump sits during a Fox News virtual town hall from the Lincoln Memorial, in Washington. AP
    President Donald Trump sits during a Fox News virtual town hall from the Lincoln Memorial, in Washington. AP
  • A model walks the runway at the DEJIN collection show by Chinese designer Zhou Li during the China Fashion Week 2020/2021 A/W Collection in Beijing, China. Getty
    A model walks the runway at the DEJIN collection show by Chinese designer Zhou Li during the China Fashion Week 2020/2021 A/W Collection in Beijing, China. Getty
  • Students sit inside a classroom at the Marie Curie school in Hanoi. AFP
    Students sit inside a classroom at the Marie Curie school in Hanoi. AFP
  • Red Cross members deliver face masks, at Atocha subway station in Madrid, Spain. EPA
    Red Cross members deliver face masks, at Atocha subway station in Madrid, Spain. EPA
  • People sit on a train in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. EPA
    People sit on a train in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. EPA

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World in focus - best photos for May 4, 2020

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

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