Xinhua Photos of the Day (March 26)

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BEIJING, March 26 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.

Aerial photo taken on March 25, 2020 shows the first No. 533 bus of the day in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. Wuhan, the once hardest-hit city in central China's Hubei Province during the COVID-19 outbreak, resumed a total of 117 bus routes starting Wednesday, around 30 percent of the city's total bus transport capacity, the municipal transport bureau said. According to a spokesperson of the bureau, passengers must wear masks, register with their names and scan a QR code, and take a temperature check before taking buses and subways. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)

Staff members walk through the departure hall of the terminal building of Jiaodong International Airport in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, March 25, 2020. The construction work of the airport was fully resumed recently. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

Pedestrians wearing masks walk past a Tokyo 2020 emblem poster set in front of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building in Tokyo, Japan, March 25, 2020. Japan's health ministry and local governments said Wednesday that 41 new COVID-19 infections were confirmed in Tokyo, while 66 new cases were confirmed by 12 other local authorities, bringing the total number of people infected in Japan to 1,277 as of 8:00 p.m. local time here. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)

Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a televised address to the nation in Moscow, Russia, March 25, 2020. Vladimir Putin declared on Wednesday a paid leave for all Russians next week to prevent the spread of COVID-19. (Sputnik/Handout via Xinhua)

Serbian soldiers and staff members prepare beds for possible COVID-19 patients in the hall of the Belgrade Fair, in Belgrade, Serbia, March 24, 2020. The Serbian Army prepared 3,000 beds for possible COVID-19 patients in the hall of the Belgrade Fair on Tuesday, the Defense Ministry said in a press release. The operation of preparing the beds in order to provide reception and accommodation of persons with symptoms of COVID-19 infection was inspected by Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin and a six-member Chinese medical team who arrived here to help fight the pandemic. (Serbian Defense Ministry/Handout via Xinhua)

Few passengers are seen on the MRT train in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 25, 2020. Malaysia is extending the "movement control order" that includes comprehensive restrictive measures for two more weeks till April 14, in an effort to contain the COVID-19 outbreak, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced Wednesday. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)

A man with face mask stays in front of posters in a street in New York, the United States, March 24, 2020. The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States topped 60,000 as of 3:30 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time on Wednesday (1930 GMT), according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

A medical expert waves goodbye before boarding a plane for Italy in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, March 25, 2020. A team of 14 medical experts from southeast China's Fujian departed on a chartered flight to Italy on Wednesday morning to aid the European country's fight against the COVID-19 outbreak.Previously, China had sent two medical groups with a total of 22 people along with more than 20 tonnes of medical supplies to support Italy's epidemic fight. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

Workers disinfect streets in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, March 25, 2020. Kazakhstan has taken large-scale disinfection operations in several major cities. (Nur-Sultan City Government/Handout via Xinhua)

Burnt-out vehicles are seen at a blast site in eastern Pakistan's Lahore, March 25, 2020. A tanker carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) exploded in Lahore, Pakistan, leaving at least seven people injured on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Jamil Ahmed)

People returning from Hubei get off the bus at a gathering point in Chaoyang District in Beijing, capital of China, March 25, 2020. The first batch of over 800 people stranded in virus-hit Hubei Province has arrived in Beijing Wednesday afternoon after Hubei lifted outbound travel restrictions in all areas except the capital city Wuhan starting from Wednesday. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

Aerial combo photo shows Daxin toll station of the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao expressway with traffic restrictions on Feb. 28, 2020 (L) and the toll station after traffic restrictions were lifted on March 25, 2020 (R). The virus-hit Hubei Province has lifted outbound travel restrictions in all areas except the capital city Wuhan. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

Aerial photo taken on March 24, 2020 shows a tourist bus at the Danxia National Geological Park in Zhangye, northwest China's Gansu Province. Boasting a unique type of geomorphology formed from red-colored sandstones and characterized by steep cliffs, the Danxia National Geological Park reopened to the public under strict measures to fight against the COVID-19. (Photo by Zhang Zhimin/Xinhua)

A man walks on an empty road during the lockdown in New Delhi, India, March 25, 2020. On Wednesday the Indian government began the 21-day lockdown across the country to contain the outbreak of novel coronavirus. All road, rail and air services will remain suspended during the lockdown, which came into force early Wednesday. However, essential services have been exempted from the lockdown.(Xinhua/Javed Dar)

Staff members clean near the Pyramids in Giza, Egypt, March 25, 2020. Egypt announced on Tuesday that one COVID-19 case died and 36 new cases were detected, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 402. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)