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Photos: International life amid the coronavirus pandemic

LAHORE, PAKISTAN: A health official checks the body temperature of a police woman amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus at the Lahore Railway station in Lahore on March 19, 2020. (Photo by ARIF ALI / AFP via Getty Images)

PASIG, PHILIPPINES: Visitors are sprayed with disinfectant before entering a government office building to curb the spread of COVID-19 on March 19, 2020 in Pasig city, Metro Manila, Philippines. The Philippine government has sealed off Luzon, the country's largest and most populous island, to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Land, sea, and air travel has been suspended, while government work, schools, businesses, and public transportation have been ordered shut in a bid to keep some 55 million people at home. The Philippines' Department of Health has so far confirmed 217 cases of the new coronavirus in the country, with at least 17 recorded fatalities. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)

QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES: Firemen spray disinfectant solution from a water cannon as part of sanitation measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 on March 19, 2020 in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines. The Philippine government has sealed off Luzon, the country's largest and most populous island, to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Land, sea, and air travel has been suspended, while government work, schools, businesses, and public transportation have been ordered shut in a bid to keep some 55 million people at home. The Philippines' Department of Health has so far confirmed 217 cases of the new coronavirus in the country, with at least 17 recorded fatalities. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA: A Chinese woman wears a protective mask as she looks on March 19, 2020 in Beijing, China. Since the new coronavirus covid-19 first emerged in late December 2019, more than 220,000 cases have been recorded in 150 countries and territories, killing 9,200 people. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

SHANGHAI, CHINA: An airport security staff member wearing protective gear, amid concerns over the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, waits for passengers to escort them to a bus at Shanghai Pudong International Airport in Shanghai in March 19, 2020. - China on March 19 reported no new domestic cases of the coronavirus for the first time since it started recording them in January, but recorded a spike in infections from abroad. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP via Getty Images)

BISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN: An employee wearing protective gear sprays disinfectant inside a trolleybus - as part of preventive measures against the COVID-19 coronavirus - in Bishkek on March 19, 2020. (Photo by Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP via Getty Images)

TEHRAN, IRAN: Iranians, some wearing protective face masks, shop for traditional items ahead of Nowruz, the national New Year 2-week celebration, at the Tajrish Bazaar in the capital Tehran on March 19, 2020, despite the heavy death toll due to infections by the novel coronavirus in the country. - Nowruz, 'new day' in Persian, is the New Year festivity celebrated in Iran as well as in Afghanistan and Kurdish regions in several countries. It begins with the spring equinox and symbolises rebirth. (Photo by STR / AFP via Getty Images)

KATHMANDU, NEPAL: A man wearing a facemask as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus carries a parcel along a street in Thamel area, Nepal's tourist hub, in Kathmandu on March 19, 2020. (Photo by PRAKASH MATHEMA / AFP via Getty Images)

KATHMANDU, NEPAL: A Hindu woman wears a facemask as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus while visiting Durbar Square to workship in Kathmandu on March 19, 2020. (Photo by PRAKASH MATHEMA / AFP via Getty Images)

COLOMBO, SRI LANKA: A vendor sells face masks during a public holiday declared by the Sri Lankan government to avoid gatherings as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus in Colombo on March 19, 2020. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP via Getty Images)

TUNIS, TUNISIA: A man wearing a face mask crosses a street at Habib Bourguiba Avenue in Tunis on March 18, 2020 shortly before a night curfew imposed to halt the spread of coronavirus. - Tunisia has reported 24 coronavirus cases and while no deaths have been reported in the country, the virus has killed more than 6,000 worldwide. (Photo by FETHI BELAID / AFP via Getty Images)

DAKAR, SENEGAL: Men wash their hands before entering a restaurant as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus in Dakar on March 19, 2020. (Photo by Seyllou / AFP via Getty Images)

GATUMBA, BURUNDI: Burundians wash their hands, as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, on their arrival of their repatriation in Gatumba, on the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, in Burundi, on March 18, 2020. (Photo by Onesphore NIBIGIRA / AFP via Getty Images)

NAIROBI, KENYA: Children learn how to wash hands for prevention of the COVID-19 as local NGO Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO) installs hand washing stations at Kibera slum in Nairobi, on March 18, 2020. - African countries have been among the last to be hit by the global COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic but as cases rise, many nations are now taking strict measures to block the deadly illness. (Photo by Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP via Getty Images)

DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA: A picture taken on March 19, 2020 shows one of the oldest mosques in the southern hemisphere, the Juma Musjid, in Durban close its doors to worshippers as a preventive measure to stop the spreading of the COVID-19 coronavirus. - A sign at the mosques doors says it is closed until further notice. Various religious communities placed drastic measures to be imposed in order to combat the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by RAJESH JANTILAL / AFP via Getty Images)

MOGADISHU, SOMALIA: Students walk in a Mogadishu neighborhood wearing face masks as protective measure against Coronavirus on Thursday March 19, 2020. - Somali prime minister on Wednesday announced closure of schools and universities as a protective measure against Convid-19. (Photo by Abdirazak Hussein FARAH / AFP via Getty Images)

ALGIERS, ALGERIA: A ferry boat carrying Algerians who have left France prepare to dock in the Algerian capital Algiers on March 19, 2020 amidst a coronavirus' outbreak. (Photo by RYAD KRAMDI / AFP via Getty Images)

LISBON, PORTUGAL: A man wearing a face mask walks his dog at Cais das Colunas in Lisbon on March 19, 2020 on the first day of a state of emergency declared by the government. - Portugal declared yesterday a nationwide 15-day state of emergency to fight the spread of coronavirus, which will make it easier for the government to reduce people's movements. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP via Getty Images)

THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS: An empty Binnenhof is pictured, on March 19, 2020 in The Hague. - The European Union sealed off its borders Wednesday to try to put the brakes on the ferocious spread of the coronavirus pandemic, as the number of deaths on the continent soared past the toll in Asia. (Photo by Remko DE WAAL / ANP / AFP via Getty Images)

PLYMOUTH, UNITED KINGDOM: Members of the public enjoy a walk at Saltram House after the National Trust announced that they will not be charging an entry fee at their sites in the UK following the spread of coronavirus on March 19, 2020 in Plymouth, United Kingdom. Coronavirus (Covid-19) has spread to over 176 countries, claiming nearly 9,000 lives and infecting over 219,000. There are currently 2,626 diagnosed cases in the UK and 104 deaths. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

LYON, FRANCE: Health workers put together protection kits at the Edouard Herriot Hospital in Lyon, on March 19, 2020, three day after a strict lockdown came into effect in France to stop the spread of the COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus. - At the SAMU emergency services of the Edouard Herriot Hospital in Lyon, a first surge of calls due to the new coronavirus has finally been digested, but in spite of the solidarity and efforts made, those in charge fear the inevitable storm to come. (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD / AFP) (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD/AFP via Getty Images)

MARSEILLE, FRANCE: A person rides a bike past the David statue on the deserted Avenue du Prado in Marseille, on March 19, 2020, three day after a strict lockdown came into effect in France to stop the spread of the COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus. (Photo by GERARD JULIEN / AFP via Getty Images)

AHLEN, GERMANY: Adrian Blaschke, managing director of a patient transport company 'Sani-Trans' puts his shopping on a transport belt at a supermarket on March 19, 2020 in Ahlen, western Germany, due to the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19. - Blaschke carries out ambulance trips with his company for transport patients lying down or sitting in a stretcher chair and now he organizes shopping for senior citizens so that they can stay at home as a risk group. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP via Getty Images)

AHLEN, GERMANY: Adrian Blaschke, managing director of a patient transport company 'Sani-Trans' delivers the shopping he did for a senior citizen, on March 19, 2020 in Ahlen, western Germany, due to the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19. - Blaschke carries out ambulance trips with his company for transport patients lying down or sitting in a stretcher chair and now he organizes shopping for senior citizens so that they can stay at home as a risk group. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP via Getty Images)

ROME, ITALY: Migrants sit on Piazza dell'Aracoeli in central Rome on March 19, 2020, during the country's lockdown aimed at stopping the spread of the COVID-19 (new coronavirus) pandemic. - Italy braced on March 19, 2020 for an extended lockdown that could see the economy suffer its biggest shock since World War II from a pandemic that has killed almost as many people as it has in China. (Photo by Vincenzo PINTO / AFP via Getty Images)

SANTIAGO, CHILE: A worker disinfects children's games as a preventive measure against the spread of the new coronavirus, COVID-19, at Bicentenario park, in Santiago, on March 19, 2020. (Photo by Martin BERNETTI / AFP via Getty Images)

TIJUANA, MEXICO: View of San Ysidro port of entry as few cars enter the US from Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico, on March 19, 2020. - President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday stronger measures at the border due to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, including a turn back to all asylum seekers. (Photo by Guillermo Arias / AFP via Getty Images)

TIJUANA, MEXICO: Asylum seekers wait for news outside El Chaparral port of entry on the US-Mexico border in Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico, on March 19, 2020. - President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday stronger measures at the border due to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, including a turnback to all asylum seekers. (Photo by Guillermo Arias / AFP via Getty Images)

AHMEDABAD, INDIA: Students wearing a free facemasks amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus attend tuition at the Footpath School in Ahmedabad on late March 19, 2020. - Kamalbhai Parmar, who started the Footpath School for children of labourers, ragpickers and domestic servants so youths can receive tuition and a meal free of cost, has also given free facemasks to the students. (Photo by SAM PANTHAKY / AFP via Getty Images)

AHMEDABAD, INDIA: Teacher Kamalbhai Parmar, 74, wears a facemask amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, while teaching students at the Footpath School in Ahmedabad on late March 19, 2020. - Kamalbhai Parmar, who started the Footpath School for children of labourers, ragpickers and domestic servants so youths can receive tuition and a meal free of cost, has also given free facemasks to the students. (Photo by SAM PANTHAKY / AFP via Getty Images)