Jan. 1-7, 2021
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Jan. 1-7, 2021
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A medical worker in a booth tries to warm her hands under an electric heater at a coronavirus testing site in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. (AP PhotoAhn Young-joon)
A child reacts as a a Siberian gulls rests on her head, on a boat on the River Ganga in Varanasi, India. Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. These migratory gulls arrive in the month of October and stay till the month of March. (AP PhotoRajesh Kumar Singh)
Relatives grieve over the body of Satpal Singh, a goldsmith, in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. Singh, was shot dead by unidentified assailants on Thursday evening police said. (AP Photo Dar Yasin)
A boy skates in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. Thailand's government announced new measures Thursday, including partial lockdowns with strict travel restrictions in some areas. Schools, bars, gambling parlors and other public gathering places have been closed. (AP PhotoGemunu Amarasinghe)
Commuters wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus rush into a train carriage during a morning rush hour at a subway station in Beijing, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. Wary of another wave of infections, China is urging tens of millions of migrant workers to stay put during next month's Lunar New Year holiday, usually the world's largest annual human migration. (AP PhotoAndy Wong)
A man rides a cycle on a road enveloped by dense fog on a cold morning on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. (AP PhotoAltaf Qadri)
Migrant workers and their families ride in the back of a truck as they wait to be admitted to a field hospital for COVID-19 patents, Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, in Samut Sakhon, South of Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand reported on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, over 500 new coronavirus cases, most of them migrant workers who already were isolated, and the government said it was tightening movements of people around the country. (AP PhotoGemunu Amarasinghe)
Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. Japan has declared a state of emergency for Tokyo and three nearby areas as coronavirus cases continued to surge, hitting a daily record of 2,447 in the capital. (Kiyoshi OtaPool Photo via AP)
The gallery was curated by AP photo editor Masayo Yoshida in Tokyo.
Cars run in the Ginza shipping area of Tokyo Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. The Japanese capital confirmed more than 1500 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday. (AP PhotoEugene Hoshiko)
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An Indian boy plays with sands on the banks of the river Brahmaputra as people gather to celebrate the New Year in Gauhati, India, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. (AP PhotoAnupam Nath)
A medical worker in a booth tries to warm her hands under an electric heater at a coronavirus testing site in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. (AP PhotoAhn Young-joon)
A child reacts as a a Siberian gulls rests on her head, on a boat on the River Ganga in Varanasi, India. Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. These migratory gulls arrive in the month of October and stay till the month of March. (AP PhotoRajesh Kumar Singh)
Relatives grieve over the body of Satpal Singh, a goldsmith, in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. Singh, was shot dead by unidentified assailants on Thursday evening police said. (AP Photo Dar Yasin)
A boy skates in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. Thailand's government announced new measures Thursday, including partial lockdowns with strict travel restrictions in some areas. Schools, bars, gambling parlors and other public gathering places have been closed. (AP PhotoGemunu Amarasinghe)
Commuters wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus rush into a train carriage during a morning rush hour at a subway station in Beijing, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. Wary of another wave of infections, China is urging tens of millions of migrant workers to stay put during next month's Lunar New Year holiday, usually the world's largest annual human migration. (AP PhotoAndy Wong)
A man rides a cycle on a road enveloped by dense fog on a cold morning on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. (AP PhotoAltaf Qadri)
Migrant workers and their families ride in the back of a truck as they wait to be admitted to a field hospital for COVID-19 patents, Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, in Samut Sakhon, South of Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand reported on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, over 500 new coronavirus cases, most of them migrant workers who already were isolated, and the government said it was tightening movements of people around the country. (AP PhotoGemunu Amarasinghe)
Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. Japan has declared a state of emergency for Tokyo and three nearby areas as coronavirus cases continued to surge, hitting a daily record of 2,447 in the capital. (Kiyoshi OtaPool Photo via AP)