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Beijing, March 23 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic (front) speaks at the ceremony welcoming the Chinese medical team in Belgrade, Serbia, March 21, 2020.A team of Chinese medical staff with experience in fighting COVID-19 arrived in the Serbian capital on Saturday evening to help with the Balkan state's battle against the virus. (Xinhua/Shi Zhongyu)

File photo taken on Feb 19, 2020 shows German Chancellor Angela Merkel attending a press conference in Berlin, capital of Germany. Merkel has put herself in quarantine after a doctor she met Friday tested positive for coronavirus, government spokesman Steffen Seibert said on March 22, 2020. (Xinhua/Shan Yuqi)

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis delivers a televised speech in Athens, Greece, on March 22, 2020. Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced a nationwide lockdown on Sunday as part of measures to contain the further spread of the novel coronavirus, in an address broadcast live on public broadcaster ERT. (Dimitris Papamitsos/Pool via Xinhua)

A man wearing a face mask walks his dog in Rome, Italy, March 22, 2020. (Photo by Elisa Lingria/Xinhua)

A girl plays rope jumping at the public area of a residential compound in Xicheng District of Beijing, capital of China, March 15, 2020. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

Photo taken on March 22, 2020 shows an empty road at India Gate during a public curfew in New Delhi, India. On the call given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a "Public Curfew" was observed by Indians Sunday in a bid to minimise crowding and ensure social distancing. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)

Military vehicles and soldiers are seen in Rabat, Morocco, on March 22, 2020. The number of COVID-19 cases in Morocco has risen to 109 as of Sunday evening. (Photo by Chadi/Xinhua)

Palestinian workers try to enter Israel through a checkpoint between the West Bank city of Hebron and Beersheva, March 22, 2020. The Israeli authorities announced late on Saturday that all crossings to and from Israel will be closed to limit the spread of COVID-19. (Photo by Mamoun Wazwaz/Xinhua)

Relatives of inmates rush to the prison where riot broke out in Bogota, Colombia, March 22, 2020. An attempted prison break in Colombia's capital Bogota left 23 inmates dead and 90 others injured, according to local authorities. (Photo by Jhon Paz/Xinhua)

Children carrying bottles run to get water from a local pump in Midi District of Hajjah province, Yemen, March 22, 2020, the World Water Day. (Photo by Mohammed ALwafi/Xinhua)

Photo taken on March 22, 2020 shows debris in the Cathedral after an earthquake in Zagreb, capital of Croatia. An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 jolted Croatia at 05:24:03 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. (Borna Filic/Pixsell via Xinhua)

A closed market is seen following restrictions amid COVID-19 spread in southwest Pakistan's Quetta on March 22, 2020. (Photo by Irfan/Xinhua)

A member of the Chinese medical team talks with medics working at the Pavia hospital in Pavia, Italy, March 21, 2020.

The Chinese medical team in Italy left from Padova to Pavia on Friday and Saturday to help fight the COVID-19 outbreak there. (Xinhua)

Students have an English class at Urumqi No.1 Senior High School in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 19, 2020.Xinjiang have already resumed classes for some students, while the rest have scheduled reopening schools in late March or early April. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)

A plane carrying returning medical staffers arrives at Kunming Changshui International Airport in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, March 22, 2020. About 700 medical workers of Yunnan Province left Wuhan on Sunday after finishing their tasks in Hubei Province. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)