FEBRUARY 7-13, 2020
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FEBRUARY 7-13, 2020
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People wearing masks attend a vigil for Chinese doctor Li Wenliang, in Hong Kong, Friday, Feb. 7, 2020. The death of the young doctor who was reprimanded for warning about China's new virus triggered an outpouring Friday of praise for him and fury that communist authorities put politics above public safety. (AP PhotoKin Cheung)
Customer has lunch with a transparent plastic panel setup on the table to isolate her from others in hopes of stopping the spread of the coronavirus in a Hong Kong, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020. China's ruling Communist Party needs to make a politically fraught decision: Admit a viral outbreak isn't under control and cancel this year's highest-profile official event. Or bring 3,000 legislators to Beijing next month and risk fueling public anger at the government's handling of the disease. (AP PhotoKin Cheung)
Armed commando soldiers carry a person out of the Terminal 21 shopping mall in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020. A vengeful Thai soldier killed 29 people and wounded dozens of others in a shopping mall rampage. (AP PhotoWason Wanichakorn)
A woman reacts to seeing her relative receiving emergency care in a hospital following a mass shooting in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020. A vengeful Thai soldier killed 29 people and wounded dozens of others in a shopping mall rampage. (AP PhotoGemunu Amarasinghe)
A bride watches her smartphone in a mass wedding ceremony at the Cheong Shim Peace World Center in Gapyeong, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 7, 2020. South Korean and foreign couples exchanged or reaffirmed marriage vows in the Unification Church's mass wedding arranged by Hak Ja Han Moon, wife of the late Rev. Sun Myung Moon, the controversial founder of the church. (AP PhotoAhn Young-joon)
A man rides on an ox cart during a competition at Nay Young Pya Inn Pagoda, on the outskirts of Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. (AP PhotoAung Shine Oo)
South Korea's You Young performs during the gala exhibition in the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020. (AP PhotoLee Jin-man)
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) activists demanding ouster of illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and Pakistan from India walk in a rally in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020. Over the past two months India has been witnessing continuing protests against a new citizenship law that excludes Muslims. (AP PhotoRajanish Kakade)
The gallery was curated by AP photo editor Toru Takahashi in Tokyo.
Medical workers treat patients in the isolated intensive care unit at a hospital in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. China's virus death toll have surpassed the number of fatalities in the 2002-03 SARS epidemic, but fewer new cases were reported in a possible sign its spread might be slowing as other nations stepped up efforts to block the disease. (Chinatopix via AP)
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A man wearing a protective face mask covered himself with a plastic cover before enters a supermarket in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province, Monday, Feb. 10, 2020. China reported a rise in new virus cases on Monday, possibly denting optimism that its disease control measures like isolating major cities might be working, while Japan reported dozens of new cases aboard a quarantined cruise ship. (Chinatopix via AP)
People wearing masks attend a vigil for Chinese doctor Li Wenliang, in Hong Kong, Friday, Feb. 7, 2020. The death of the young doctor who was reprimanded for warning about China's new virus triggered an outpouring Friday of praise for him and fury that communist authorities put politics above public safety. (AP PhotoKin Cheung)
Customer has lunch with a transparent plastic panel setup on the table to isolate her from others in hopes of stopping the spread of the coronavirus in a Hong Kong, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020. China's ruling Communist Party needs to make a politically fraught decision: Admit a viral outbreak isn't under control and cancel this year's highest-profile official event. Or bring 3,000 legislators to Beijing next month and risk fueling public anger at the government's handling of the disease. (AP PhotoKin Cheung)
Armed commando soldiers carry a person out of the Terminal 21 shopping mall in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020. A vengeful Thai soldier killed 29 people and wounded dozens of others in a shopping mall rampage. (AP PhotoWason Wanichakorn)
A woman reacts to seeing her relative receiving emergency care in a hospital following a mass shooting in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020. A vengeful Thai soldier killed 29 people and wounded dozens of others in a shopping mall rampage. (AP PhotoGemunu Amarasinghe)
A bride watches her smartphone in a mass wedding ceremony at the Cheong Shim Peace World Center in Gapyeong, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 7, 2020. South Korean and foreign couples exchanged or reaffirmed marriage vows in the Unification Church's mass wedding arranged by Hak Ja Han Moon, wife of the late Rev. Sun Myung Moon, the controversial founder of the church. (AP PhotoAhn Young-joon)
A man rides on an ox cart during a competition at Nay Young Pya Inn Pagoda, on the outskirts of Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. (AP PhotoAung Shine Oo)
South Korea's You Young performs during the gala exhibition in the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020. (AP PhotoLee Jin-man)
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) activists demanding ouster of illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and Pakistan from India walk in a rally in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020. Over the past two months India has been witnessing continuing protests against a new citizenship law that excludes Muslims. (AP PhotoRajanish Kakade)