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Beijing, April 13 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.
A child rides a bike on a street in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, April 12, 2020. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
A staff member waits for passengers on a train at Chongqing West Railway Station in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, April 12, 2020. A high-speed rail loop that connects major cities in China's southwestern region started operation on Friday, according to the local railway operator.
The route, extending 1,290 km, connects Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province, Chongqing Municipality, and Guiyang, capital of Guizhou Province. One trip takes around eight hours.
The first train from Chongqing Municipality in the loop pulled out of Chongqing West Railway Station on Sunday. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks at 10 Downing Street after being discharged from hospital in London, Britain, on April 12, 2020. Boris Johnson "has been discharged from hospital to continue his recovery at Chequers", a Downing Street spokesman said Sunday. (Pippa Fowles/No 10 Downing Street/Handout via Xinhua) (EDITORIAL USE ONLY)
Airport staff unload medical supplies from China in Zagreb, Croatia, April 12, 2020. A cargo aircraft from Shanghai carrying about 60 tons of medical supplies, including 3.7 tons donated by the Chinese government to Croatia, landed at the Franjo Tudman International Airport here on Sunday morning. (Xinhua/Gao Lei)
People rest on a bench with social distancing in Berlin, capital of Germany, April 11, 2020. (Photo by Binh Truong/Xinhua)
A nurse puts on protective equipment before entering the COVID-19 department at Santo Spirito Hospital in Rome, Italy, April 12, 2020. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)
Irish President Michael D. Higgins (R) and his wife Sabina Mary Higgins join the nationwide "Shine Your Light" campaign to show hope and solidarity in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic at the official residency of the president in Dublin, Ireland, April 11, 2020. (The Office of the President of Ireland/Handout via Xinhua)
Aerial photo taken on April 12, 2020 shows a view of the Yangluo Port in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. Wuhan, the megacity in central China, lifted outbound travel restrictions from April 8 after almost 11 weeks of lockdown to stem the spread of COVID-19. The cargos piled up at ports due to the COVID-19 pandemic have also been shipping away since the water ports in Wuhan resumed operation. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
Aerial photo taken on April 11, 2020 shows the expansion project of Haikou Meilan International Airport in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)
Chinese medical experts install a CT equipment in Baghdad, Iraq, April 12, 2020. Chinese medical experts have been working with Iraqi counterparts since March 7 to help Iraq cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. (Xinhua/Zhang Miao)
A man covers his mouth and nose while taking a bus in Cairo, Egypt, on April 12, 2020. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)
Sri Lanka's iconic Lotus Tower is lit in red in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 11, 2020. Sri Lanka's iconic Lotus Tower in capital Colombo was lit in red on Saturday evening to honor the medical workers, the armed forces, police and all other officials who are in the front line to fight the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)
Combo photo shows Hao Tiedan holding his daughter at home on April 11, 2020 (top) and Hao holding her before his departure for Hubei Province on Feb. 4, 2020 in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province. When Hao Tiedan left on Feb. 5 as a member of the third batch of medical team from Shanxi Province to help fight against the COVID-19 in Hubei , his daughter had been born just two days. After a 53-day work in Hubei and a 14-day quarantine in Shanxi, Hao finally stepped on his way back home to reunite with his dear family who have been expecting and preparing for his return for days. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)
A border-crossing train loaded with vehicles enters the wheel replacement workshop at the Erenhot Port in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, April 12, 2020. Due to different standards of track gauge in different countries, trains loaded with vehicles had to cope with complicated border-crossing process in the past.
The situation has changed now. Making use of the train specialized for transporting vehicles with removable bogie and coupler devices, trains loaded with vehicles can pass through the Erenhot Port without discharging and reloading work, shortening the border-crossing time to as fast as less than one day from three to four days before. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)
Staff work at a girder producing area which is part of the construction site of a railway line in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, April 12, 2020. With strict measures against COVID-19 in place, the construction of Zhengzhou section of the railway line from Zhengzhou to Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, has proceeded steadily. The 380 km railway is designed to operate at the speed of 350 km/h. (Xinhua/Li An)
