Sept. 4-10, 2020

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A health worker takes a nasal swab sample to test for COVID-19 in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020. India's coronavirus cases have crossed 4 million, leading the world in new infections and deepening misery in the country's vast hinterlands where surges have crippled the underfunded health care system. Initially, the virus ravaged India's sprawling and densely populated cities. It has since stretched to almost every state, spreading through villages. (AP PhotoManish Swarup)

Sept. 4-10, 2020
Ethnic Rohingya people rest after the boat carrying them landed in Lhokseumawe, Aceh province, Indonesia, early Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. Almost 300 Rohingya Muslims were found on a beach in Indonesia's Aceh province Monday and were evacuated by military, police and Red Cross volunteers, authorities said. (AP PhotoZik Maulana)

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An owner of a coffee shop looks outside as his shop windows are taped in the preparation for approaching typhoon in Uwajima, southwestern Japan Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020. The second powerful typhoon to slam Japan in a week unleashed fierce winds and rain on southern islands on Sunday, blowing off rooftops and leaving homes without power as it edged northward into an area vulnerable to flooding and mudslides.(Kyodo News via AP)

An owner of a coffee shop looks outside as his shop windows are taped in the preparation for approaching typhoon in Uwajima, southwestern Japan Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020. The second powerful typhoon to slam Japan in a week unleashed fierce winds and rain on southern islands on Sunday, blowing off rooftops and leaving homes without power as it edged northward into an area vulnerable to flooding and mudslides.(Kyodo News via AP)
Ships are anchored at a port in Busan, South Korea, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020. South Korea's weather agency said Typhoon Haishen was expected to skirt the Korean Peninsula's east coast on Monday with heavy rains and strong winds. (Son Hyung-juYonhap via AP)

Ships are anchored at a port in Busan, South Korea, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020. South Korea's weather agency said Typhoon Haishen was expected to skirt the Korean Peninsula's east coast on Monday with heavy rains and strong winds. (Son Hyung-juYonhap via AP)
Local boys are silhouetted as they ride on a motorcycle back to home after offering food at a Buddhist pagoda during the Pchum Ben festival or Ancestors's Day in Kob Srov village on the outskirt of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, early Sunday morning, Sept. 6, 2020. Cambodians celebrate the traditional 15-day festival, paying respect to deceased relatives. (AP PhotoHeng Sinith)

Local boys are silhouetted as they ride on a motorcycle back to home after offering food at a Buddhist pagoda during the Pchum Ben festival or Ancestors's Day in Kob Srov village on the outskirt of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, early Sunday morning, Sept. 6, 2020. Cambodians celebrate the traditional 15-day festival, paying respect to deceased relatives. (AP PhotoHeng Sinith)
A woman wearing a protective mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walks in the shade of a building Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, in Tokyo. The Japanese capital confirmed more than 130 coronavirus cases on Friday. (AP PhotoEugene Hoshiko)

A woman wearing a protective mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walks in the shade of a building Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, in Tokyo. The Japanese capital confirmed more than 130 coronavirus cases on Friday. (AP PhotoEugene Hoshiko)
Attendees wearing face masks watch an event to honor some of those involved in China's fight against COVID-19 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020. Chinese leader Xi Jinping is praising China's role in battling the global coronavirus pandemic and expressing support for the U.N.'s World Health Organization, in a repudiation of U.S. criticism and a bid to rally domestic support for Communist Party leadership. (AP PhotoMark Schiefelbein)

Attendees wearing face masks watch an event to honor some of those involved in China's fight against COVID-19 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020. Chinese leader Xi Jinping is praising China's role in battling the global coronavirus pandemic and expressing support for the U.N.'s World Health Organization, in a repudiation of U.S. criticism and a bid to rally domestic support for Communist Party leadership. (AP PhotoMark Schiefelbein)
A visitor wearing a face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus, walks along a stream in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020. (AP PhotoLee Jin-man)

A visitor wearing a face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus, walks along a stream in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020. (AP PhotoLee Jin-man)
A man carrying umbrellas walks by a photo showing Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with ethnic minorities on display at a hotel in Chengdu in southwest China's Sichuan province, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. Communist Party officials said Sichuan had raised hundreds of thousands out of poverty since 2012. (AP PhotoAndy Wong)

A man carrying umbrellas walks by a photo showing Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with ethnic minorities on display at a hotel in Chengdu in southwest China's Sichuan province, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. Communist Party officials said Sichuan had raised hundreds of thousands out of poverty since 2012. (AP PhotoAndy Wong)
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A health worker takes a nasal swab sample to test for COVID-19 in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020. India's coronavirus cases have crossed 4 million, leading the world in new infections and deepening misery in the country's vast hinterlands where surges have crippled the underfunded health care system. Initially, the virus ravaged India's sprawling and densely populated cities. It has since stretched to almost every state, spreading through villages. (AP PhotoManish Swarup)

Sept. 4-10, 2020

Ethnic Rohingya people rest after the boat carrying them landed in Lhokseumawe, Aceh province, Indonesia, early Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. Almost 300 Rohingya Muslims were found on a beach in Indonesia's Aceh province Monday and were evacuated by military, police and Red Cross volunteers, authorities said. (AP PhotoZik Maulana)

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An owner of a coffee shop looks outside as his shop windows are taped in the preparation for approaching typhoon in Uwajima, southwestern Japan Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020. The second powerful typhoon to slam Japan in a week unleashed fierce winds and rain on southern islands on Sunday, blowing off rooftops and leaving homes without power as it edged northward into an area vulnerable to flooding and mudslides.(Kyodo News via AP)

An owner of a coffee shop looks outside as his shop windows are taped in the preparation for approaching typhoon in Uwajima, southwestern Japan Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020. The second powerful typhoon to slam Japan in a week unleashed fierce winds and rain on southern islands on Sunday, blowing off rooftops and leaving homes without power as it edged northward into an area vulnerable to flooding and mudslides.(Kyodo News via AP)

Ships are anchored at a port in Busan, South Korea, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020. South Korea's weather agency said Typhoon Haishen was expected to skirt the Korean Peninsula's east coast on Monday with heavy rains and strong winds. (Son Hyung-juYonhap via AP)

Ships are anchored at a port in Busan, South Korea, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020. South Korea's weather agency said Typhoon Haishen was expected to skirt the Korean Peninsula's east coast on Monday with heavy rains and strong winds. (Son Hyung-juYonhap via AP)

Local boys are silhouetted as they ride on a motorcycle back to home after offering food at a Buddhist pagoda during the Pchum Ben festival or Ancestors's Day in Kob Srov village on the outskirt of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, early Sunday morning, Sept. 6, 2020. Cambodians celebrate the traditional 15-day festival, paying respect to deceased relatives. (AP PhotoHeng Sinith)

Local boys are silhouetted as they ride on a motorcycle back to home after offering food at a Buddhist pagoda during the Pchum Ben festival or Ancestors's Day in Kob Srov village on the outskirt of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, early Sunday morning, Sept. 6, 2020. Cambodians celebrate the traditional 15-day festival, paying respect to deceased relatives. (AP PhotoHeng Sinith)

A woman wearing a protective mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walks in the shade of a building Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, in Tokyo. The Japanese capital confirmed more than 130 coronavirus cases on Friday. (AP PhotoEugene Hoshiko)

A woman wearing a protective mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walks in the shade of a building Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, in Tokyo. The Japanese capital confirmed more than 130 coronavirus cases on Friday. (AP PhotoEugene Hoshiko)

Attendees wearing face masks watch an event to honor some of those involved in China's fight against COVID-19 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020. Chinese leader Xi Jinping is praising China's role in battling the global coronavirus pandemic and expressing support for the U.N.'s World Health Organization, in a repudiation of U.S. criticism and a bid to rally domestic support for Communist Party leadership. (AP PhotoMark Schiefelbein)

Attendees wearing face masks watch an event to honor some of those involved in China's fight against COVID-19 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020. Chinese leader Xi Jinping is praising China's role in battling the global coronavirus pandemic and expressing support for the U.N.'s World Health Organization, in a repudiation of U.S. criticism and a bid to rally domestic support for Communist Party leadership. (AP PhotoMark Schiefelbein)

A visitor wearing a face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus, walks along a stream in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020. (AP PhotoLee Jin-man)

A visitor wearing a face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus, walks along a stream in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020. (AP PhotoLee Jin-man)

A man carrying umbrellas walks by a photo showing Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with ethnic minorities on display at a hotel in Chengdu in southwest China's Sichuan province, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. Communist Party officials said Sichuan had raised hundreds of thousands out of poverty since 2012. (AP PhotoAndy Wong)

A man carrying umbrellas walks by a photo showing Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with ethnic minorities on display at a hotel in Chengdu in southwest China's Sichuan province, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. Communist Party officials said Sichuan had raised hundreds of thousands out of poverty since 2012. (AP PhotoAndy Wong)

The gallery was curated by AP photo editor Masayo Yoshida in Tokyo.

A health worker takes a nasal swab sample to test for COVID-19 in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020. India's coronavirus cases have crossed 4 million, leading the world in new infections and deepening misery in the country's vast hinterlands where surges have crippled the underfunded health care system. Initially, the virus ravaged India's sprawling and densely populated cities. It has since stretched to almost every state, spreading through villages. (AP PhotoManish Swarup)

A health worker takes a nasal swab sample to test for COVID-19 in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020. India's coronavirus cases have crossed 4 million, leading the world in new infections and deepening misery in the country's vast hinterlands where surges have crippled the underfunded health care system. Initially, the virus ravaged India's sprawling and densely populated cities. It has since stretched to almost every state, spreading through villages. (AP PhotoManish Swarup)

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Ethnic Rohingya people rest after the boat carrying them landed in Lhokseumawe, Aceh province, Indonesia, early Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. Almost 300 Rohingya Muslims were found on a beach in Indonesia's Aceh province Monday and were evacuated by military, police and Red Cross volunteers, authorities said. (AP PhotoZik Maulana)

Ethnic Rohingya people rest after the boat carrying them landed in Lhokseumawe, Aceh province, Indonesia, early Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. Almost 300 Rohingya Muslims were found on a beach in Indonesia's Aceh province Monday and were evacuated by military, police and Red Cross volunteers, authorities said. (AP PhotoZik Maulana)

 An owner of a coffee shop looks outside as his shop windows are taped in the preparation for approaching typhoon in Uwajima, southwestern Japan Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020. The second powerful typhoon to slam Japan in a week unleashed fierce winds and rain on southern islands on Sunday, blowing off rooftops and leaving homes without power as it edged northward into an area vulnerable to flooding and mudslides.(Kyodo News via AP)

An owner of a coffee shop looks outside as his shop windows are taped in the preparation for approaching typhoon in Uwajima, southwestern Japan Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020. The second powerful typhoon to slam Japan in a week unleashed fierce winds and rain on southern islands on Sunday, blowing off rooftops and leaving homes without power as it edged northward into an area vulnerable to flooding and mudslides.(Kyodo News via AP)

 Ships are anchored at a port in Busan, South Korea, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020. South Korea's weather agency said Typhoon Haishen was expected to skirt the Korean Peninsula's east coast on Monday with heavy rains and strong winds. (Son Hyung-juYonhap via AP)

Ships are anchored at a port in Busan, South Korea, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020. South Korea's weather agency said Typhoon Haishen was expected to skirt the Korean Peninsula's east coast on Monday with heavy rains and strong winds. (Son Hyung-juYonhap via AP)
Local boys are silhouetted as they ride on a motorcycle back to home after offering food at a Buddhist pagoda during the Pchum Ben festival or Ancestors's Day in Kob Srov village on the outskirt of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, early Sunday morning, Sept. 6, 2020. Cambodians celebrate the traditional 15-day festival, paying respect to deceased relatives. (AP PhotoHeng Sinith)

Local boys are silhouetted as they ride on a motorcycle back to home after offering food at a Buddhist pagoda during the Pchum Ben festival or Ancestors's Day in Kob Srov village on the outskirt of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, early Sunday morning, Sept. 6, 2020. Cambodians celebrate the traditional 15-day festival, paying respect to deceased relatives. (AP PhotoHeng Sinith)

 A woman wearing a protective mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walks in the shade of a building Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, in Tokyo. The Japanese capital confirmed more than 130 coronavirus cases on Friday. (AP PhotoEugene Hoshiko)

A woman wearing a protective mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walks in the shade of a building Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, in Tokyo. The Japanese capital confirmed more than 130 coronavirus cases on Friday. (AP PhotoEugene Hoshiko)

 Attendees wearing face masks watch an event to honor some of those involved in China's fight against COVID-19 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020. Chinese leader Xi Jinping is praising China's role in battling the global coronavirus pandemic and expressing support for the U.N.'s World Health Organization, in a repudiation of U.S. criticism and a bid to rally domestic support for Communist Party leadership. (AP PhotoMark Schiefelbein)

Attendees wearing face masks watch an event to honor some of those involved in China's fight against COVID-19 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020. Chinese leader Xi Jinping is praising China's role in battling the global coronavirus pandemic and expressing support for the U.N.'s World Health Organization, in a repudiation of U.S. criticism and a bid to rally domestic support for Communist Party leadership. (AP PhotoMark Schiefelbein)

 A visitor wearing a face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus, walks along a stream in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020. (AP PhotoLee Jin-man)

A visitor wearing a face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus, walks along a stream in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020. (AP PhotoLee Jin-man)
A man carrying umbrellas walks by a photo showing Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with ethnic minorities on display at a hotel in Chengdu in southwest China's Sichuan province, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. Communist Party officials said Sichuan had raised hundreds of thousands out of poverty since 2012. (AP PhotoAndy Wong)

A man carrying umbrellas walks by a photo showing Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with ethnic minorities on display at a hotel in Chengdu in southwest China's Sichuan province, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. Communist Party officials said Sichuan had raised hundreds of thousands out of poverty since 2012. (AP PhotoAndy Wong)