Xinhua Photos of the Day (April 21)

Beijing, April 21 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.

Ge Qinggang, the captain of the first batch of the medical team of Peking University Third Hospital supporting Hubei Province amid the coronavirus outbreak, holds his 4-month-old baby in Beijing, capital of China.

Since Jan. 26, the Peking University Third Hospital has successively sent three batches, 137 medical workers to Wuhan. (Xinhua/Yin Gang)

Aerial photo taken on April 18, 2020 shows Seoullo 7017, one of Seoul's landmarks, illuminated with blue light in Seoul, South Korea.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government has lately illuminated landmark facilities of the city with blue light to pay tribute to those who have devoted themselves to the fight against COVID-19. (Seoul Metropolitan Government/Handout via Xinhua)

Photo taken on April 20, 2020 shows the gas prices at a gas station in Plano, Texas, the United States.

U.S. oil prices crashed to the negative territory for the first time in history on Monday. The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for May delivery shed 55.9 U.S. dollars, or over 305 percent, to settle at -37.63 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. (Photo by Dan Tian/Xinhua)

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks at a press conference on COVID-19 in Wellington, New Zealand, April 20, 2020.

New Zealand will move from COVID-19 Alert Level 4 to Alert Level 3 at 11:59 p.m. on April 27, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday.

The country will stay in Alert Level 3 for two weeks before a further review and Alert Level decision on May 11, Ardern said at a press conference. (Mark Mitchell/NZME/Pool via Xinhua)

Residents wearing face masks hold their plates and bowls as they line up for free meals provided by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) mobile kitchen and volunteers at a slum area during the enhanced community quarantine in Quezon City, the Philippines, April 20, 2020. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

Photo taken on April 20, 2020 shows the inside of the UNESCO Palace, where the Lebanese Parliament will hold a session because it allows MPs more room for social distancing amid COVID-19 pandemic, in Beirut, Lebanon. (Photo by Bilal Jawich/Xinhua)

A man runs at Coogee Beach in Sydney, Australia on April 20, 2020.

Locals hit the water for their first swim in three weeks as Sydney's three beaches are opened for the first time since COVID-19 spread slowed. (Xinhua/Bai Xuefei)

A cow sits on a deserted road during second phase of lockdown imposed in the wake of coronavirus pandemic in New Delhi, India on April 20, 2020. (Photo by Partha Sarkar/Xinhua)

Gedor and his family are seen in their teahouse at a relocation site in Gangdoi Town of Gonggar County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 15, 2020.

Gedor, 34, used to live in a remote pastoral area in Amdo County in northern Tibet with his family. Restricted by the living conditions, they earned a living by pasture and the low income of their small grocery store.

In late 2019, with the support of local authorities, 4,058 residents in Amdo and Co Nyi, two counties at a high altitude of over 4,500 meters, were relocated.

Now, Gedor and his family live a better life as their teahouse has been a popular spot with satisfactory income, and with the allowance from local authorities. (Xinhua/Zhan Yan)

Aerial photo taken on April 20, 2019 shows a view of Qinghai Lake in Heimahe Town, Gonghe County of northwest China's Qinghai Province.

As the temperature rose in spring, the frozen Qinghai Lake has started to thaw. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)