Beijing, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.
A military transport plane loaded with Chinese humanitarian aid arrives in Minsk, Belarus, April 17, 2020. The military transport plane loaded with Chinese humanitarian aid arrived in Minsk from Beijing, capital of China, Friday morning. The special flight, arranged by the Belarusian Embassy in China, delivered 32 tons of humanitarian goods to Belarus, including rapid test kits, respirators, medical masks, pulse oximeters, medical protective suits, goggles, infrared thermometers and disposable medical gloves. (Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua)
A woman bangs a pot to express gratitude and respect to healthcare workers outside a hospital in New York, the United States, on April 16, 2020.
At around 7 p.m. every evening, New Yorkers clap and cheer to all essential workers as a sign of support and appreciation during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Michael Nagle/ Xinhua)
People wearing masks walk at the business district La Defense during the lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Paris, France, on April 16, 2020.
A month after a national confinement was imposed, the novel coronavirus epidemic remains "dynamic" in France, claiming 17,920 deaths, a health official said on Thursday. (Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua)
Fish jump over a waterfall of River Venta in Kuldiga, Latvia, April 16, 2020. (Photo by Janis/Xinhua)
People run out of a building due to a fire in Johannesburg, South Africa, April 16, 2020. (Photo by Yeshiel/Xinhua)
Cormorants rest at Ulungur Lake National Wetland Park in Fuhai County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 17, 2020. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)
Aerial photo taken on April 15, 2020 shows a scenery of the Puma Yumco Lake in Nagarze County of Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The frozen lake at an altitude of over 5,000 meters has started to thaw as the temperature rises. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)
Medical workers applaud outside Chelsea and Westminster Hospital during the weekly clap for the National Health Service (NHS) in London, Britain, on April 16, 2020. (Photo by Tim Ireland/Xinhua)
A man sits inside a mosquito net at his temporary shelter set up on a rickshaw during the lockdown due to COVID-19, in New Delhi, India, April 17, 2020. India's Health Ministry Friday evening said the death toll due to COVID-19 in India rose to 452 and the total number of confirmed cases reached 13,835. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)
Aerial photo taken on April 17, 2020 shows terraced fields in Jiabang Township of Congjiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)
Madame Tussauds wax museum is closed amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Washington D.C., the United States, on April 16, 2020.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday unveiled guidelines for a phased reopening of the U.S. economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic that has grounded the nation to a halt. (Photo by Ting Shen/Xinhua)
Prisoners are transported in a bus outside the Insein Prison in Yangon, Myanmar, April 17, 2020. The Myanmar government granted amnesty to a total of 24,983 prisoners unconditionally on Friday, the first day of the New Year of the Myanmar calendar. (Xinhua/U Aung)
Aerial photo taken on April 17, 2020 shows a skywalk at a park in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province. The 6.2-kilometer skywalk that goes through several parks in Guangzhou is expected to open on May 1. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
Tom Moore (C), a retired civil servant and Second World War veteran, talks with members of the 1st Battalion, the Yorkshire Regiment, after completing his final lap at his garden in Bedfordshire, Britain, on April 16, 2020.
The 99-year-old war veteran has raised more than 12 million pounds (15 million U.S. dollars) for the National Health Service (NHS) by completing 100 laps of his garden. With the aid of a walking frame, Tom Moore had planned to do 100 laps of his garden in Bedfordshire before his 100th birthday on April 30. He finished the challenge Thursday morning after more than 620,000 people donated to his fundraising page. (Photo by Frances Haycock/MOD/Handout via Xinhua) (Editorial Use Only)
People buy food in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, April 16, 2020. As the novel coronavirus epidemic wanes, life returns to normal in Wuhan gradually. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)■
