FEBRUARY 21-27, 2020
This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in Asia and Pacific.
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FEBRUARY 21-27, 2020
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A child holds a protective face mask while sitting on a trolley bag pulled by man in Beijing, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020. South Korea and China both reported a rise in new virus cases on Sunday, as the South Korean prime minister warned that the fast-spreading outbreak linked to a local church and a hospital in the country's southeast had entered a "more grave stage." (AP PhotoAndy Wong)
U.S. President Donald Trump offers floral respects at Raj Ghat, the memorial for Mahatma Gandhi, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020. (AP PhotoAlex Brandon)
An Indian worker carries flowers to plant past a billboard featuring U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Agra, India, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020, a day before Trump travels to Agra to visit the 17th century monument to love, the Taj Mahal. (AP PhotoRajesh Kumar Singh)
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a "Namaste Trump," event at Sardar Patel Stadium, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, in Ahmedabad, India. India poured on the pageantry with a joyful, colorful welcome for Trump on Monday that kicked off a whirlwind 36-hour visit meant to reaffirm U.S.-India ties while providing enviable overseas imagery for a president in a re-election year. (AP PhotoAlex Brandon)
A worker wearing a face mask sprays disinfectant as a precaution against the new coronavirus at Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020. (Lee Ji-eunYonhap via AP)
Visitors wearing face masks as a precaution against the new coronavirus walk near the Gwanghwamun, the main gate of the 14th-century Gyeongbok Palace, and one of South Korea's well-known landmarks, in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020. (AP PhotoLee Jin-man)
The gallery was curated by AP photo editor Toru Takahashi in Tokyo.
A man with a protective mask walks on a pedestrian bridge Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, in Tokyo. At a government task force meeting Wednesday on the virus outbreak, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he was asking organizers to cancel or postpone major sports or cultural events over the next two weeks. (AP PhotoEugene Hoshiko)
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The stadium's seats are empty during the Korean Basketball League between Incheon Electroland Elephants and Anyang KGC clubs in Incheon, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020. The basketball game was held without spectators as a precaution against the COVID-19. (Yun Tai-hyunYonhap via AP)
A child holds a protective face mask while sitting on a trolley bag pulled by man in Beijing, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020. South Korea and China both reported a rise in new virus cases on Sunday, as the South Korean prime minister warned that the fast-spreading outbreak linked to a local church and a hospital in the country's southeast had entered a "more grave stage." (AP PhotoAndy Wong)
U.S. President Donald Trump offers floral respects at Raj Ghat, the memorial for Mahatma Gandhi, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020. (AP PhotoAlex Brandon)
An Indian worker carries flowers to plant past a billboard featuring U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Agra, India, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020, a day before Trump travels to Agra to visit the 17th century monument to love, the Taj Mahal. (AP PhotoRajesh Kumar Singh)
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a "Namaste Trump," event at Sardar Patel Stadium, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, in Ahmedabad, India. India poured on the pageantry with a joyful, colorful welcome for Trump on Monday that kicked off a whirlwind 36-hour visit meant to reaffirm U.S.-India ties while providing enviable overseas imagery for a president in a re-election year. (AP PhotoAlex Brandon)
A worker wearing a face mask sprays disinfectant as a precaution against the new coronavirus at Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020. (Lee Ji-eunYonhap via AP)
Visitors wearing face masks as a precaution against the new coronavirus walk near the Gwanghwamun, the main gate of the 14th-century Gyeongbok Palace, and one of South Korea's well-known landmarks, in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020. (AP PhotoLee Jin-man)