• A man get disinfected prior to going to a market in Tirana, Albania. AFP
    A man get disinfected prior to going to a market in Tirana, Albania. AFP
  • Parked bicycles used to transport materials in a wholesale market are pictured during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown in Kolkata, India. AFP
    Parked bicycles used to transport materials in a wholesale market are pictured during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown in Kolkata, India. AFP
  • A healthcare worker wearing a protective suit tends to a coronavirus patient at the Intensive Unit Care (ICU) of the Vall d'Hebron Hospital in Barcelona. AFP
    A healthcare worker wearing a protective suit tends to a coronavirus patient at the Intensive Unit Care (ICU) of the Vall d'Hebron Hospital in Barcelona. AFP
  • A general view of residential and commercial buildings near Yangtze River is pictured in the city of Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province. AFP
    A general view of residential and commercial buildings near Yangtze River is pictured in the city of Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province. AFP
  • A man walks through the deserted Red Square in Moscow. AFP
    A man walks through the deserted Red Square in Moscow. AFP
  • A man stands in the balcony of his home with the moon in the background in Cali, Colombia. AFP
    A man stands in the balcony of his home with the moon in the background in Cali, Colombia. AFP
  • Volunteers from Sonko Rescue Team, an NGO privately funded by Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko, fumigate a street in Nairobi, Kenya. AFP
    Volunteers from Sonko Rescue Team, an NGO privately funded by Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko, fumigate a street in Nairobi, Kenya. AFP
  • A city employee, wearing protective gear, poses for a photograph as he disinfects an area of Paseo de la Reforma avenue in Mexico City. Reuters
    A city employee, wearing protective gear, poses for a photograph as he disinfects an area of Paseo de la Reforma avenue in Mexico City. Reuters
  • A medical worker in a protective suit arrives at the Policlinico Tor Vergata hospital, in Rome. Reuters
    A medical worker in a protective suit arrives at the Policlinico Tor Vergata hospital, in Rome. Reuters
  • People clap from windows during a clapping event in honour of workers of the sanitary and health care sector in Malaga, Spain. EPA
    People clap from windows during a clapping event in honour of workers of the sanitary and health care sector in Malaga, Spain. EPA
  • A person crosses Broadway in New York City. EPA
    A person crosses Broadway in New York City. EPA

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World in focus - best photos for April 7, 2020

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world in the past 24 hours

Stephen Nelmes

April 07, 2020

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Bareilly Ki Barfi
Directed by: Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari
Starring: Kriti Sanon, Ayushmann Khurrana, Rajkummar Rao
Three and a half stars

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