Outstanding world events of the week with special photos

    Outstanding world events of the week with special photos

Let's take a look at the most emotional, vivid and meaningful photos taken by photographers in the past week.

According to Worldometers, as of May 1, the world recorded 513,215,557 cases of Covid-19, including 6,260,179 deaths.

Europe is the most affected region with 190,954,553 cases and 1,817,503 deaths. Next is Asia with 147,907,637 cases and 1,423,849 deaths. With the same number of deaths as Asia, North America recorded fewer cases, currently 98,291,016 cases. This figure in South America is 56,783,888 cases and 1,294,287 deaths.

The US, India and Brazil are still the three countries that have recorded the most infections and deaths in the world. The number of cases in the US (83,037,059 cases) is twice as high as in India (43,075,864 cases). The number of deaths in India (523,803) is half that of the US (1,020,660 cases). Brazil has more deaths than India (663,484 cases) while fewer cases (30,433,042 cases).

In China, the Beijing city government has tightened epidemic prevention measures to control the epidemic wave caused by the Omicron variant. According to a notice posted on the official page of the Beijing government on WeChat, from May 5, that is, after the International Labor Day holiday, people are required to test negative for SARS-CoV virus. -2 to be able to go to public places and take public transport. This measure was announced earlier and took effect during the 5-day International Labor Day holiday from May 1.

For other activities such as sporting events, group travel, people need to have a negative Covid-19 test within 48 hours along with a certificate of completion of vaccination. According to the plan, the city of Beijing will conduct free Covid-19 testing for all residents, starting from May 3.

Here are some of the highlights from around the world this past week:

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte celebrate their victory in the presidential election in Paris.

Shia Muslims during the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Lahore, Pakistan.

Holy Fire procession in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem.

A man holds a mobile phone through the fence of a blockaded residential area in Beijing, China.

Liege-Bastogne-Liege bicycle race in Liege, Belgium.

A military parade marking the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang.

Prisoners in a prison in Angola.

Soldiers during a military parade marking the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army on Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang.

Paraisos from the Paraiso do Tuiuti samba school during the Carnival at the Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Buddhist monk erects LED lights during Earth Day celebrations, Thailand.

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