Xinhua Photos of the Day (Feb. 8)

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BEIJING, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.

Health workers (L-R) Bai Hui, Li Chunfang, Zhao Zhigang and Guo Qin, who have recovered from recent novel coronavirus infections, pose for a group photo at the emergency medical center of Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 6, 2020. The four had been infected with the novel coronavirus during work. They will return to the healthcare frontline to continue battling the novel coronavirus epidemic. (Photo by Gong Yong/Xinhua)

A staff member of a local health service center established in the novel coronavirus prevention campaign disinfects a hotel in Anhai Township of Jinjiang, southeast China's Fujian Province, Feb. 6, 2020. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

A community worker informs residents of a health check in Caidian District of Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 7, 2020. Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, is combing communities to ensure every confirmed or suspected patient is located and attended to. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)

Combo photo shows aerial views of the construction site of Leishenshan (Thunder God Mountain) Hospital taken on Jan. 26, 2020 (top) by Xiao Yijiu and on Feb. 5, 2020 by Li He, in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. After 10 days' work, the Leishenshan Hospital, another makeshift hospital in Wuhan, started to be delivered gradually after passing the check by the city's urban construction and health departments Thursday. (Xinhua)

Chen Liping drives a commuter bus for frontline health workers during a battle against the novel coronavirus epidemic in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, on the early hours of Feb. 7, 2020. For 12 years, Chen Liping has been working as a bus driver for the public transport service of Yinchuan. With a nation-wide battle against the novel coronavirus epidemic ongoing, Chen is now on a special, temporary mission: driving a commuter bus for frontline health workers who work at the Yinchuan No. 1 People's Hospital. "When our health workers are making every effort for the public well-being, the best I can do is trying to be a helpful 'escort'," says the 49-year-old driver. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)

Vehicles are displayed at the 2020 Chicago Auto Show Media Preview at McCormick Place in Chicago, the United States, on Feb. 6, 2020. The 112th Chicago Auto Show will last from Feb. 8 to Feb. 17 with nearly 1,000 vehicles on display. (Photo by Joel Lerner/Xinhua)

Wang Shanshan (R) of China heads the ball during the final round match between China and Thailand at the AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament at Campbelltown Sports Stadium, Southwest of Sydney, Australia, on Feb. 7, 2020. (Xinhua/Bai Xuefei)

Nomura Mansai, chief executive creative director of the opening and closing ceremonies, displays a board about the recruitment of cast assistants during a press conference focusing on preparation for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Tokyo Olympic Games, in Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 7, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Zijiang)

The multi-exposure photo taken on Feb. 7, 2020 shows models presenting creations of Blancore during the New York Fashion Week in New York, the United States. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

A visitor takes photos of a statue in Mallawi Museum, Minya province, Egypt, on Jan. 30, 2020. (Xinhua/Wu Huiwo)

United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary-General Fabrizio Hochschild holds a board reading "Zhongguo Jiayou! Wuhan Jiayou!" -- an expression to keep Chinese people's strength up, at the UN headquarters in New York, on Feb. 6, 2020. Fabrizio Hochschild on Thursday expressed his appreciation for China's efforts to fight against the novel coronavirus outbreak. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)

A boy touches an ice sculpture during the 22nd International Ice Sculpture Festival in Jelgava, Latvia, on Feb. 7, 2020. About 30 sculptors from seven countries displayed their ice sculptures and various ice objects at the festival here from Feb. 7 to Feb. 9. (Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua)

People hold calligraphy creations featuring the Chinese character "Fu", which means good fortune, during a calligraphy event to show solidarity with China's fight against novel coronavirus in Kajang, Malaysia, Feb. 7, 2020. (Xinhua/Chong Voon Chung)