BEIJING, May 2 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.
Staff members of China Mobile test the signals of the 5G base station built at an altitude of 5,300 meters near the base camp of Mount Qomolangma in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region on April 15, 2020. The world's highest-altitude 5G base station started operation on Thursday, with its signal covering the summit of Mount Qomolangma. Built at an altitude of 6,500 meters, the station is located at the advanced base camp of Mount Qomolangma, the world's highest peak, according to telecom giant China Mobile. The station, along with another two that were previously built at altitudes of 5,300 meters and 5,800 meters respectively, realizes the full coverage of 5G signal of Mount Qomolangma on the north ridge as well as the summit. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)
In this aerial photo, workers erect a pylon at a construction site of electricity installation at the mountainous area in southern Yecheng County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 29, 2020. Xihexiu is located in southern mountains of the Yecheng County. Restricted by harsh natural environment, people in the township use electricity mainly generated by solar photovoltaic panels, which is unstable in voltage and short in quantity. To improve locals' living conditions, the township has launched a villages' electricity covering project in 2019. Hundreds of experienced electricians from across the country were dispatched here to conduct the electricity installation works, including digging foundation pits, building pylons and erecting power lines. They have overcome various difficulties, hoping to bring stable electricity to locals earlier. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)
Aerial photo taken on April 30, 2020 shows the Mount Qomolangma base camp at the foot of the peak in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. China on Thursday initiated a new round of measurement of the height of Mount Qomolangma, the world's highest peak. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)
Tourists visit Zhengding ancient town in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, May 1, 2020, the first day of a five-day public holiday. (Photo by Zhang Xiaofeng/Xinhua)
Visitors tour the Palace Museum in Beijing, capital of China, May 1, 2020. China's Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, partially reopened on Friday, the first day of a five-day public holiday. Visitors needed to make reservations online, and the daily number of visitors was limited to 5,000. The Palace Museum stopped admitting visitors from Jan. 25 to curb the spread of the COVID-19. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis addresses lawmakers behind a protective glass at the parliament in Athens, Greece, April 30, 2020. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced from the parliament's podium on Thursday a few more support measures to deal with the economic repercussions of the pandemic. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)
A bride and her groom wear face masks at their wedding ceremony in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 1, 2020. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
People pray at a mosque during the Islamic holy fasting month of Ramadan in Lahore, Pakistan, on May 1, 2020. (Photo by Sajjad/Xinhua)
British triathlete Lloyd Bebbington trains in a temporary swimming pool in his garden because of the novel coronavirus lockdown restrictions in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Britain on April 30, 2020. (Photo by Jon Super/Xinhua)
People wait to watch a movie in their cars at a drive-in theater on the apron area of Vilnius International Airport amid the COVID-19 pandemic, in Vilnius, Lithuania, on April 30, 2020. (Photo by Alfredas Pliadis/Xinhua)
People wait to receive food distributed by the non-profit organization Egyptian Food Bank (EFB) in Cairo, Egypt, April, 15, 2020. A campaign dubbed "Supporting Day Labor, a Social Responsibility" was launched by the EFB and is meant to distribute 500,000 food boxes to day laborers who have been hit hard by the recent preventive measures taken by the Egyptian government to fight the novel coronavirus' spread. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)
A woman walks at Heathrow Airport in London, Britain, on May 1, 2020. British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said Friday that the country has met the goal of 100,000 tests per day as another 739 people with COVID-19 have died, bringing the total novel coronavirus-related death toll to 27,510 in Britain. As of Friday morning, 177,454 people have tested positive for the disease, said Hancock. (Photo by Tim Ireland/Xinhua)
People observe social distancing as they talk at English Bay in Vancouver, Canada, April 30, 2020. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)
File photo taken on March 29, 2020 shows the Red Sea Project site on Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coast. The Red Sea Project, one of Saudi Arabia's most ambitious tourism projects, has recently identified the location of its overwater villas and hotels, the Red Sea Development Company said in a press release on May 1, 2020. (The Red Sea Development Company/Handout via Xinhua)
Aerial photo taken on April 30, 2020 shows Ji Ming patrolling the Daming Lake on a boat in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province. Ji Ming, 56, is one of the sanitary workers in charge of the Daming Lake. He has been in this business for 20 years. Ji and his colleagues are committed to maintaining the sanitation of the Daming Lake, one of the famous tourist attractions in Shandong. (Xinhua/Wang Kai)■
