Pope Francis delivers an extraordinary "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city and the world) blessing - normally given only at Christmas and Easter - from an empty St. Peter's Square, as a response to the global coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, at the Vatican, March 27, 2020.
Judie Shape, 81, who had been diagnosed with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and was a resident at Life Care Center of Kirkland, the long-term care facility linked to confirmed coronavirus cases in the state, leaves the center with her daughter, Lori Spencer, Kirkland, Washington, U.S. March 26, 2020.
People wearing face masks hug on the East Lake in Wuhan, Hubei province, the epicentre of China's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, March 30, 2020.
A goat is seen in Llandudno as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, Llandudno, Wales, Britain, March 31, 2020.
Alice, 5, grabs her books that fell down after her daily study session at home during a lockdown imposed by the state government because of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Santo Andre, Brazil, March 26, 2020.
A young man cuts another man's hair on top of a closed hairdresser as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, Oxford, Britain, March 31, 2020.
Yanisleydi de la Rosa, 34, and her daughter Anyeli cruz de la Rosa, 4, who are seeking asylum in the U.S. wear protective masks, amid an outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the migrant camp of Matamoros, Mexico, April 1, 2020.
Emergency medicine physician Thomas Krajewski wears a mask as he holds his baby Cal with his wife Genevieve after finishing his shift amid an outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., March 27, 2020.
The USNS Comfort passes the Statue of Liberty as it enters New York Harbor during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York City, U.S., March 30, 2020.
Medical staff, wearing protective suits and face masks, work at the intensive care unit for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients at Ambroise Pare clinic in Neuilly-sur-Seine near Paris, as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues in France, April 1, 2020.
A homeless woman puts her baby to sleep as they queue to be checked by health officials before heading to shelters, during a nationwide 21 day lockdown in an attempt to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Durban, South Africa, March 27, 2020.
A patient suffering from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is treated at the intensive care unit at Erasme Hospital in Brussels, Belgium, March 30, 2020.
Reuters photographer Nora Savosnick and her mother, Chava Savosnick, look at their phones while sitting in their living room, as Nora completes 14-days of quarantine since arriving from New York, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Oslo, Norway, March 30, 2020. "The best part is that I'm getting a lot closer to you guys, and I don't think I would ever get this close if it hadn't been for me literally being locked down in this house. ... And I think a lot of people will come out of this knowing the people they lived in the house with better. And I'm very grateful for that" said Nora. REUTERS/Nora Savosnick
A Christ the Redeemer statue made from sand is pictured with protective mask in Copacabana beach during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 28, 2020.
Medical workers hug each other outside the emergency rooms at Severo Ochoa Hospital during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Leganes, Spain, March 26, 2020.
Migrant workers crowd up outside a bus station as they wait to board buses to return to their villages during a 21-day nationwide lockdown to limit the spreading of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ghaziabad, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India March 28, 2020.
Migrants rescued in the Atlantic Ocean disembarks from a Spanish coast guard vessel in the port of Arguineguin on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain, March 30, 2020.
A government official uses a whip to attempt to disperse civilians who gathered to access relief food rations, amid concerns about the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Nairobi, Kenya April 2, 2020.
Healthcare workers wheel the bodies of deceased people from the Wyckoff Heights Medical Center during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York, U.S., April 2, 2020.
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