A Week in Pictures, Asia

Firemen spray disinfectants outside a public market in Manila, Philippines, Wednesday, March 11, 2020. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. (AP PhotoAaron Favila)

Indian Hindu devotees cheer as colored powder and water is sprayed on them by a Hindu priest during celebrations marking Holi at the Swaminarayan temple in Ahmedabad, India, Tuesday, March 10, 2020. Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, also marks the advent of spring. (AP PhotoAjit Solanki)

A woman's hair is smeared with colored powder during celebrations marking the Holi festival in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, March 10, 2020. Holi, the festival of colors heralds the arrival of spring. (AP PhotoRajanish Kakade)

People walk by a giant TV screen broadcasting news of Chinese President Xi Jinping talking to medical workers at the Huoshenshan Hospital in Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province, at a quiet shopping mall in Beijing, Tuesday, March 10, 2020. Xi visited the center of the global virus outbreak Tuesday. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. (AP PhotoAndy Wong)

Soldiers wearing protective face masks march past the closed entrance gates to the Forbidden City, usually crowded with tourists before the new coronavirus outbreak in Beijing, Thursday, March 12, 2020. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. (AP PhotoAndy Wong)

A visitor wearing a mask walks toward a circular doorway at a park in Beijing Thursday, March 5, 2020. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness. (AP PhotoNg Han Guan)

A lawmaker wearing a face mask arrives for a plenary session at the lower house of parliament in Tokyo, Thursday, March 12, 2020. Japan's lower house of parliament endorsed Thursday a legislation that will allow Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to declare state of emergency in handling the coronavirus outbreak. (AP PhotoKoji Sasahara)

Sumo wrestlers fight on the ring as spectators' seats are empty during the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka, western Japan, Sunday, March 8, 2020. The 15-day sumo tournament started on Sunday with no spectators, affected by fears of the new coronavirus outbreak. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness. (Kyodo News via AP)

Two women take a selfie with the Olympic rings in the background in the Odaiba section of Tokyo, Thursday, March 12, 2020. Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike spoke Thursday after the World Health Organization labeled the spreading virus a "pandemic," a decision almost certain to affect the Tokyo Olympics. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness. (AP PhotoJae C. Hong)

Nepalese boxer Pratisha Aryal gets ready for her bout during a boxing match organized to mark International Women's Day in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, March 8, 2020. (AP PhotoNiranjan Shrestha)