The coronavirus has changed nearly everything for so many. As the global death toll mounts, streets that are usually bustling are nearly empty, stores that were recently thriving are now shuttered, and everyone is on high alert.
Around the world, photographers are capturing powerful images of this historic and frightening time. Here is a look at the battle against COVID-19 during the week of March 28 through April 4:
While the Russian election results were condemned in the west, the reaction across Asia, Africa and Latin America shows a new global dynamic is emerging
The Princess of Wales has been filmed smiling and looking happy while out shopping with Prince William. The couple were seen strolling through a car park on Saturday, in a video published by The Sun, which said they were at Windsor Farm Shop, close to their home. Kate, 42, was wearing a hoodie and leggings and carried her own shopping, while the Prince of Wales was dressed in a blue coat, jeans, trainers and a baseball cap.
A judge found that Kristel Candelario had committed “the ultimate act of betrayal” when she left her 16-month-old daughter alone at home, where she died from starvation and severe dehydration.
A TikTok video capturing a heated exchange between two buskers over a coveted performance spot at Pitt Street Mall in Sydney has gone viral. Singer Widya Tjong captured her confrontation with violinist Vasiliy Shapkin in a since-deleted TikTok live video that garnered over 2 million views. In the clip, Shapkin can be heard demanding Tjong give up the spot because he had allegedly been waiting for it.
Police are hunting a gang of kidnappers after footage emerged of a man being pulled into a van in broad daylight. CCTV footage shows a red van pulling up outside a house before three men get out and head down an alleyway. Moments later, the three are seen dragging a man into the van as he tries desperately to escape before they make off, in Bradford, West Yorkshire. Ali Rafiq, 40, whose CCTV camera caught the assailants, at 11am on March 6, said: "I was in total shock when I saw it.