
Bombay Municipal Corporation worker desinfects an isolation centre for COVID 19 patients at the National Sports Complex of India (NSCI) during the nationwide lockdown, imposed in wake of the coronavirus pandemic, in Mumbai.
Bombay Municipal Corporation workers prepare an isolation centre for COVID 19 patients at the NSCI dome during the nationwide lockdown, imposed in wake of the coronavirus pandemic, at Worli in Mumbai.
A view of closed Sacred Heart Cathedral on Good Friday during the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, in New Delhi.
SGPC workers spray disinfectant near Golden Temple during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the coronavirus pandemic, in Amritsar.
People queue up outside a Govt school for food distribution during the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, in New Delhi.
A woman shows Rs 500 note after withdrawing it from her Jan Dhan account outside a bank during the nationwide lockdown, imposed in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Jabalpur.
A worker sprays disinfectant on a police vehicle as a measure to curb the spread of coronavirus, during the nationwide lockdown, in Amritsar.
A state government health official tries to pacify contractual health employees of Government Hamidia Hospital staging a protest over the supply of low-quality Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) and other medical facilities for the treatment of patients during the nationwide lockdown in wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Bhopal.
Trains are seen parked at a yard during a nationwide lockdown, imposed in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, at Santragachi in Howrah.
Red-naped ibis roam freely near India Gate during the nationwide lockdown, in wake of the coronavirus pandemic, in New Delhi.
Children taking a bath at Yamuna river to beat the rising temperature during the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, in New Delhi.
Residents of Masuri village prepare food for the needy during the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, in Ghaziabad. The village emerged as a COVID-19 hotspot.
An aerial view of a deserted roads during the nationwide lockdown imposed by the government to curb the spread of coronavirus, in Jodhpur.
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel stitch personal protective equipments (PPE) during the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, in New Delhi.
A man walks through a sanitizing tunnel after its installation, during the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, at Azadpur Mandi in New Delhi.
A COVID-19 patient (centre holding a bouquet) who recovered fully from her illness interacts with doctors and medical staff before leaving the hospital, in Moradabad.
An NGO volunteers prepare food for needy people during a nationwide lockdown in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Vrindavan.
A man feeds stray cattle on a street during the nationwide lockdown imposed to curb the coronavirus pandemic, in New Delhi.
Medics wearing masks and protective suits are seen outside an isolation ward of Government Medical College where coronavirus-affected patients are being treated during a nationwide lockdown, in Jammu.
Activists during an inspection for possible COVID-19 patients amid the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the disease, at JJ Nagar in Bengaluru. JJ Nagar area was sealed by authorities after it emerged as a COVID-19 hotspot.
A vendor sells essential items to residents of the sealed Mayurdhwaj society in Patparganj, identified as a COVID-19 hotspot, during the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, in New Delhi.
Vendors maintain social distance as they sit along a road to sell newspapers during the nationwide lockdown, imposed to curb the coronavirus pandemic, in Bhubaneswar.
Priests take confession from the faithful on Good Friday as a precaution during the coronavirus pandemic in Warsaw, Poland. The government of this mostly Roman Catholic country has imposed strict restrictions to slow the spread of the virus, affecting how the faithful will spend Easter this year.
Geeta colony road wears a deserted look during a nationwide lockdown imposed in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, in New Delhi.
An artist gives finishing touches to an idol of goddess Durga to be sent to U.S, during the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, in Kolkata.
A rickshaw puller with passengers is seen on a street during a nationwide lockdown imposed in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Kolkata.
A priest conducts a mass in a vacant church on the occasion of Good Friday as it is broadcast live for devotees, during a nationwide lockdown to slow the spreading of coronavirus, in Ahmedabad.
A Catholic devotee weeps in front of a statue of Jesus Christ at Our Lady of Lourdes Church on Good Friday, during a lockdown to control the spread of the new coronavirus in Hyderabad. People around the world have begun celebrating Good Friday and Easter from the safety of their homes in an effort to help arrest the coronavirus outbreak.
Catholic devotees pray front of a statue of Jesus Christ at Our Lady of Lourdes Church on Good Friday, during a lockdown to control the spread of the new coronavirus in Hyderabad.
A pastor conducts a prayer session via live streaming on the occasion of Good Friday, during the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, at Centenary Methodist Church in Hyderabad.
People take part in a prayer session on the occasion of Good Friday during the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, at a church in Patna.
Thumma Bala, Archbishop of Hyderabad and Chairman of Hyderabad Archdiocese Educational Society, distributes food and masks among needy people on the occasion of Good Friday during a nationwide lockdown amid the coronavirus outbreak, outside his residence in Hyderabad.
A policeman walks past parked cycle rickshaws during a nationwide lockdown imposed in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Kolkata.
A medical team conducts a swab test at an urban health centre during lockdown to control the spread of the new coronavirus in Ahmedabad.
A medical team member conducts a swab test at an urban health centre during lockdown to control the spread of the new coronavirus in Ahmedabad.
Police personnel punish a commuter for flouting lockdown norms amid the coronavirus pandemic, in Guwahati.
Police personnel wear face masks during a nationwide lockdown in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Chandigarh.
Members of Sakhi Mandal stitch face masks during a nationwide lockdown imposed in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, at Jharkhand Rural Development Department Training Center in Ranchi.
Policemen sanitize their hands as they stand guard outside Vaishali sector 6 area which is an identified hotspot for COVID-19 during a nationwide lockdown imposed in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Ghaziabad.
Police personnel stop commuters for flouting lockdown norms amid the coronavirus outbreak, in Agartala.
Beneficiaries stand in a queue outside a bank to withdraw COVID-19 relief money from their Jan Dhan accounts during a nationwide lockdown amid the coronavirus outbreak, in Patna.
People stand in a queue outside an ATM to withdraw cash during a nationwide lockdown in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Mathura.
A security personnel wears gloves as he stands guard on a deserted road during the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, in Jammu.
Protesters wave placards outside the GEO Aurora Processing Center to call for the release of detainees over concerns of the spread of the new coronavirus at the ICE facility in Aurora, Colo.
People wait in their cars at Traders Village for the San Antonio Food Bank to begin food distribution. The need for emergency food aid has exploded in recent weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Labor Department said Thursday 6.6 million people applied for first-time unemployment benefits.
People wait in their cars at Traders Village for the San Antonio Food Bank to begin food distribution. The need for emergency food aid has exploded in recent weeks due to the coronavirus epidemic.
Members of a privately-funded non-governmental organization working with county officials disinfect a street to help curb the spread of the new coronavirus, during the dusk-to-dawn curfew, in the Kibera slum, or informal settlement, of Nairobi, Kenya.
Kim Carmichael picks up items from her daughter's house that was damaged from a tornado the previous night in Harrisburg, Arkansas. Severe storms with high winds, hail and possible tornadoes have caused damage to dozens of homes and businesses in parts of Indiana and Arkansas.
Workers wearing personal protective equipment bury bodies in a trench on Hart Island in the Bronx borough of New York. On Thursday, New York City's medical examiner confirmed that the city has shortened the amount of time it will hold on to remains to 14 days from 30 days before they will be transferred for temporary internment at a City Cemetery. Earlier in the week, Mayor Bill DeBlasio said that officials have explored the possibility of temporary burials on Hart Island, a strip of land in Long Island Sound that has long served as the city’s potter’s field.
People wearing protective face masks exit a mall along the Orchard Road shopping belt in Singapore. The Singapore government put in place "circuit breaker" measures in the light of a sharp increase of COVID-19 cases in recent days. Under the measures which will last through May 4, people have to stay home and step out only for essential tasks, such as going to work if they are in essential services, buying food and groceries, or for a short bout of exercise.
A bus transformed into mobile food testing lab arrives at a market for inspection during the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, in Kozhikode.
Customers buy fresh fish during Holy Week at a market in Mexico City. Catholics prepare to celebrate Holy Week amid measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, including stopping all religious activities across the country.
Men in protective face masks pull carts through a narrow alley in a fresh market in Bangkok, Thailand. A month-long state of emergency has been enforced in Thailand to allow its government to impose stricter measures to control the coronavirus that has infected hundreds of people in the Southeast Asian country. Thai government has asked people to refrain from going out to help reduce the spread of Covid-19 but yet to enforce a complete lockdown.
Los Angeles City Hall building is illuminated blue in recognition of the nationwide effort against COVID-19 as a thank you to health care workers on World Health Day in downtown Los Angeles.
In an aerial vies, buildings in the Dallas skyline are illuminated in blue. Cities and buildings across the nation were lighted in blue to show support for those fighting COVID-19.
Three police officers at left and a security guard at right guard an entrance outside St Thomas' Hospital in London, where British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is being treated for coronavirus. In a statement Thursday, a spokesman at 10 Downing Street said Johnson "has been moved this evening from intensive care back to the ward, where he will receive close monitoring during the early phase of his recovery."