BEIJING, March 15 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.
A locked gate of a theater is seen in eastern Pakistan's Lahore on March 14, 2020. The government of Pakistan has announced to upgrade its measures against COVID-19 across the country after 28 people tested positive of the virus during the last 17 days, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Zafar Mirza told media here Friday night. (Photo by Sajjad/Xinhua)
Photo taken on March 14, 2020 shows a closed Apple store in Toronto, Canada. Apple will close all its stores worldwide except those in China until March 27 in response to the spread of COVID-19, said Apple CEO Tim Cook on Saturday. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)
Photo taken on March 14, 2020 shows the empty Saint-Hubert Royal Gallerie shopping street in Brussels, Belgium. Belgium recorded 133 new cases of coronavirus infection on Saturday, according to a statement issued by the Federal Public Health Service. (Xinhua/Zhang Cheng)
Bus passengers sanitize their hands in Kigali, Rwanda, March 14, 2020. Rwanda on Saturday registered its first case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the ministry of health said here. (Xinhua/Cyril Ndegeya)
Students have a class about the prevention and control of COVID-19 at a high school in Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, March 14, 2020. Students at the high school have started their new semester amid strict prevention measures against the novel coronavirus. (Xinhua/Wu Gang)
Medical materials from China are prepared to be loaded to fly to Belgium at the Xiaoshan International Airport in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, March 13, 2020. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)
Passengers enter the security inspection area at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, the United States, March 13, 2020. U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday declared a national emergency to open up 50 billion U.S. dollars in federal aid to help combat the spread of COVID-19 across the country. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)
A citizen feeds black-headed gulls at Haibao park in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, March 14, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)
People wearing masks pose for photos on a street in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 14, 2020. Malaysia on Saturday announced 41 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number in the country to 238. (Xinhua/Chong Voon Chung)
Staff members of a hot pot restaurant prepare takeout food in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, March 13, 2020. Amid strict prevention measures against the novel coronavirus, some hot pot restaurants in Chongqing provide consumers with zero-contact hot pot takeout services. From Feb. 26 to March 7, the total number of orders of takeout hot pots in the city was about 40,000 with total value of 5.5 million RMB (about 785,000 U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Liu Chan)
An almost-empty tram is seen in Riga, Latvia, on March 14, 2020. In order to contain the spread of COVID-19, Latvia will temporarily suspend international passenger traffic via its airports, ports and border crossings and ban all organized public events, Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins announced on Saturday. (Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua)
People are seen at a bus terminal as they try to move out before the community quarantine of Metro Manila in Quezon City, the Philippines, March 14, 2020. A curfew is imposed in Metro Manila, as part of the "community quarantine" from March 15 until April 14, in a bid to contain the spread of COVID-19. The Philippines on Saturday reported an additional 13 COVID-19 cases in the country, bringing the total number of the confirmed cases to 111. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
Medical workers walk past cherry trees at a hospital in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, March, 14, 2020. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)
Li Jie (R) confirms the information on a parcel in Beijing, capital of China, March 12, 2020. Li Jie, a deliveryman of ZTO Express, has been working in express delivery industry for 11 years. Instead of going home in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province, he stayed in Beijing and worked during the last Spring Festival holiday. After the outbreak of the COVID-19, people prefer to stay at home, so the online orders increase and deliverymen get very busy. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei)
Photo taken on March 14, 2020 shows the facade of Messe Vienna, a large exhibition hall which is being transformed into a temporary hospital for coronavirus patients in Vienna, Austria. According to the Austrian media, the exhibition hall Messe Vienna is being prepared for a large hospital and 880 beds will be available next week. The facility is intended for patients who have a mild course of the disease but cannot be cared for at home. (Xinhua/Guo Chen)
A man stands in front of the closed Louvre Museum in Paris, France, on March 14, 2020. After banning gatherings of over 100 people and closing all nurseries and schools, France on Saturday announced a countrywide shutdown of all non-essential public places in a fresh move to halt the spread of the novel coronavirus. As of Saturday, coronavirus infection cases in France doubled to 4,500 in 72 hours, of which 91 died. (Photo by Jack Chan/Xinhua)
A medical worker sterilizes a beach in Kuwait City, Kuwait, March 13, 2020. Kuwait reported four new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 104. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)■
