Beijing, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.
Medical staffer Li Dongjiang from southwest China's Guizhou Province shows his haircut at Wuhan Railway Station in central China's Hubei Province, March 17, 2020. The first batch of medical assistance teams started leaving Hubei Province early on Tuesday as the epidemic outbreak in the hard-hit province has been subdued. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)
Medics from north China's Tianjin Municipality wave goodbye before their departure in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, March 17, 2020. Some medical assistance teams started leaving Hubei Province on Tuesday as the epidemic outbreak in the hard-hit province has been subdued. (Xinhua/Xiong Qi)
Medical staff from southwest China's Guizhou Province walk to board a train at the Wuhan Railway Station in central China's Hubei Province, March 17, 2020. The first batch of medical assistance teams started leaving Hubei Province early on Tuesday as the epidemic outbreak in the hard-hit province has been subdued (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
A medical staff from the First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China gestures on the train at a railway station in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, March 17, 2020. Some medical assistance teams started leaving Hubei Province on Tuesday as the epidemic outbreak in the hard-hit province has been subdued. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)
Workers disinfect a park in Ankara, Turkey, on March 17, 2020. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)
The Trevi Fountain is closed in Rome, Italy, March 16, 2020. (Xinhua/Cheng Tingting)
Photo taken on March 17, 2020 shows the empty Trocadero Palace in Paris, France. On Tuesday noon, France was put into lockdown for at least 15 days. Only really necessary journeys, such as for professional or health reasons or to buy foods, are allowed. (Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua)
Few people are seen at the Eaton Center in Toronto of Ontario, Canada, March 17, 2020. Tuesday morning, Ontario Provincial Premier Doug Ford announced a state of emergency, calling the situation "unprecedented." As of Tuesday noon, there were 450 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Canada and five died. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)
Photo taken on March 17, 2020 shows the Stadio Olimpico, the stadium planned to hold the opening match of Euro 2020, in Rome, Italy. UEFA confirmed on Tuesday that the European Championship scheduled to take place in June and July this year will be postponed until 2021 over the concerns of the rapid spreading of COVID-19. The proposed new dates for the 24-team tournament are June 11 to July 11, 2021. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)
An empty shelf is seen at a supermarket in Brussels, Belgium, on March 16, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhang Cheng)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a press conference in Jerusalem, March 16, 2020. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Monday that the state's public sector will move to emergency mode as part of the efforts to contain the coronavirus spread. Thus, most government employees will not attend work from Wednesday until mid-April. (Yonatan Sindel/JINI/Handout via Xinhua)
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks in a TV address in Caracas, Venezuela, March 16, 2020. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Monday that the quarantine will be extended to the whole country to curb the novel coronavirus outbreak. In a TV address Monday night, Maduro said the nationwide quarantine will start at 5 a.m. (0900 GMT) on Tuesday and called the move "an unavoidable and necessary measure to stop the spread of COVID-19." (Venezuela's Presidency/Handout via Xinhua)
A monitor shows the trading information at the Stock Exchange in Sao Paulo, Brazil, March 16, 2020. Brazil's Stock Exchange B3 plunged more than 10 percent on Monday amid fears of the global COVID-19 pandemic, triggering a circuit breaker that temporarily suspended trading. (Photo by Leo Barrilari/Xinhua)
Vehicles on the way to Singapore from Malaysia cause a jam on the Singapore-Johor Causeway on March 17, 2020. Malaysia is introducing comprehensive restrictive measures including closing shops and schools and imposing travel bans, in an effort to contain the COVID-19 outbreak, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced Monday. The measures will be effective from March 18 to March 31, Muhyiddin said. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)
A policeman walks through rows of taxis parked on the side of the road after the government ordered the suspension of mass public transport facilities in observance of the "enhanced community quarantine" in Quezon City, the Philippines on March 17, 2020. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday placed the entire Luzon island in the Philippines under the "enhanced community quarantine" to curb the spread of COVID-19. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)■
