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An elderly woman drags a shopping trolley, backdropped by an Elvis Presley poster, at a market place in Bucharest, Romania, during the two hour daily interval when people over 65-years old are allowed to leave their homes for essential shopping, a measure imposed by authorities to limit the spread of the COVID-19 infections. Credit:AP/Vadim Ghirda
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A delivery motorcyclist rides in a rain storm through what is normally one of the busiest intersection during rush hour in Johannesburg's northern suburbs downtown Johannesburg. South Africa is under a strict five-week lockdown credited with slowing the rate of COVID-19 infections and reducing overall crime.Credit:AP/Jerome Delay
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Cape Town City Ballet senior artist Kristin Wilson is seen training inside her apartment in Cape Town, South Africa, during the third week of lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus.Credit:AP/Nardus Engelbrecht
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A cyclist wearing a protective face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus moves past the Rocky statue outfitted with mock surgical face mask at the Philadelphia Art Museum in Philadelphia.Credit:AP/Matt Rourke
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A girl wearing a mask to protect herself against the spread of the new coronavirus looks from her home in the neighborhood of Cristo del Consuelo as her family waits for food handouts from the local government of Guayaquil, Ecuador, Tuesday, April 14, 2020. The poor neighborhood of Cristo del Consuelo in Guayaquil has been hit hard by the new coronavirus pandemic, prompting the local government to provided food assistance for the residents. (AP Photo/Angel de Jesus)Credit:AP/Angel de Jesus
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Doctor Leslei Montoro takes sample from Varinia Cha¡vez, for a new coronavirus fast test, at her home in Lima, Peru. Credit:AP/Rodrigo Abd
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Residents of Mitchell's Plain in Cape Town, South Africa, Clash with police, in protest against the distribution of food parcels to the poor and unemployed during the third week of a lockdown to control the spread of coronavirus.Credit:AP
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Sunday's tornado that hit Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, destroyed or heavily damaged multiple buildings including these chicken houses, in the Williamsburg community of the rural county.Credit:AP/Rogelio V. Solis
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People cross the street along the Las Vegas Strip devoid of the usual crowds after casinos and other business were shuttered due to the coronavirus outbreak, in Las Vegas.Credit:AP/John Locher
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A woman puts a child on the stairs, caught out as the tide rises on the River Thames in London.Credit:AP/Alberto Pezzali
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Residents of an apartment building observe from a window a juggler, member of the artistic group Cirk La Putyka, while performing to entertain residents as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues in Prague, Czech Republic.Credit:Gabriel Kuchta/Getty
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A man wearing a mask walks his dog in Brooklyn Bridge Park, during the coronavirus pandemic in New York. Known as "The City That Never Sleeps," New York's streets are particularly empty during the pandemic. Credit:AP/Mark Lennihan