Tidal Basin with Cherry Blossoms closed off due to COVID-19 concerns

15:01, March 24, 2020

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  Medical workers return home after finishing their task in Hubei

  Medics supporting virus-hit Xiaogan City of Hubei Province arrive at Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport in Chongqing, southwest China, March 23, 2020. (Photos: Xinhua)A plane carrying medics supporting virus-hit Xiaogan City of Hubei Province arrives at Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport in Chongqing, southwest China, March 23, 2020. Medics supporting virus-hit Xiaogan City of Hubei Province arrive at Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport in Chongqing, southwest China, March 23, 2020.A plane carrying medics supporting virus-hit Xiaogan City of Hubei Province arrives at Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport in Chongqing, southwest China, March 23, 2020.Medics supporting virus-hit Xiaogan City of Hubei Province disembark from the plane upon their arrival at Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport in Chongqing, southwest China, March 23, 2020. Buses carrying medics supporting virus-hit Xiaogan City of Hubei Province head for designated facilities for quarantine after their arrival at Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport in Chongqing, southwest China, March 23, 2020. Medics supporting virus-hit Xiaogan City of Hubei Province arrive at Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport in Chongqing, southwest China, March 23, 2020.Medics supporting virus-hit Xiaogan City of Hubei Province arrive at Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport in Chongqing, southwest China, March 23, 2020.

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  Wuhan prepares for restoring operation of public transportation

  A staff displays the QR code for real-name registration on a subway carriage at a train depot in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, March 23, 2020. (Photos: Xinhua)Staff overhaul a subway train at a train depot in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, March 23, 2020. A staff tests the QR code for real-name registration at the bus terminal in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, March 23, 2020.A staff conducts disinfection at the subway station of Hankou Railway Station in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, March 23, 2020.A staff transfers the QR code for real-name registration to the entrance of the subway station of Hankou Railway Station in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, March 23, 2020.Zhao Zhenxiang of Wuhan public transportation group disinfects a bus at the bus terminal in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, March 23, 2020. Staff members conduct disinfection on the subway train at a train depot in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, March 23, 2020.A staff conducts disinfection at the subway station of Hankou Railway Station in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, March 23, 2020.

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  In pics: field hospital set up at IFEMA Exhibition center in Madrid, Spain

  Photo taken on March 21, 2020 shows the interior view of the IFEMA Exhibition center in Madrid, Spain. Sunday saw the first patients arrive at the field hospital which has been set up at the IFEMA exhibition center in Madrid by members of the Spanish military's Emergency Response Unit. The field hospital will eventually have space for 5,500 beds and also an intensive care unit. (EFE/Handout via Xinhua) Photo taken on March 21, 2020 shows the field hospital set up at the IFEMA Exhibition center in Madrid, Spain. Sunday saw the first patients arrive at the field hospital which has been set up at the IFEMA exhibition center in Madrid by members of the Spanish military's Emergency Response Unit. The field hospital will eventually have space for 5,500 beds and also an intensive care unit. (EFE/Handout via Xinhua) An ambulance arrives at the IFEMA Exhibition center in Madrid, Spain, March 23, 2020. Sunday saw the first patients arrive at the field hospital which has been set up at the IFEMA exhibition center in Madrid by members of the Spanish military's Emergency Response Unit. The field hospital will eventually have space for 5,500 beds and also an intensive care unit. (EFE/Handout via Xinhua) Health personnel prepare beds at the field hospital set up at the IFEMA Exhibition center in Madrid, Spain, March 22, 2020. Sunday saw the first patients arrive at the field hospital which has been set up at the IFEMA exhibition center in Madrid by members of the Spanish military's Emergency Response Unit. The field hospital will eventually have space for 5,500 beds and also an intensive care unit. (EFE/Handout via Xinhua) A health worker is seen at the IFEMA Exhibition center in Madrid, Spain, March 23, 2020. Sunday saw the first patients arrive at the field hospital which has been set up at the IFEMA exhibition center in Madrid by members of the Spanish military's Emergency Response Unit. The field hospital will eventually have space for 5,500 beds and also an intensive care uni...

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  In pics: Warsaw amid COVID-19 outbreak

  A woman wearing a face mask crosses a street amid COVID-19 outbreak in central Warsaw, Poland on March 23, 2020. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/Xinhua) A man wearing a face mask is seen with the iconic National Stadium in the background amid COVID-19 outbreak in central Warsaw, Poland on March 23, 2020. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/Xinhua)