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Week in pictures: 18-24 April 2020

24 April 2020

A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week as people react to the spread of the coronavirus.

Spaced eight feet apart, United States Air Force Academy cadets celebrate their graduation as a team of F-16 Air Force Thunderbirds fly over the academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. After senior cadets spent more than a month on lockdown the graduation, which was moved forward by six weeks, marks the first time a military academy is graduating a class early since World War Two.

Michael Ciaglo / Getty Images Air Force Academy cadets celebrate their graduation — Spaced eight feet apart, United States Air Force Academy cadets celebrate their graduation as a team of F-16 Air Force Thunderbirds fly over the academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. After senior cadets spent more than a month on lockdown the graduation, which was moved forward by six weeks, marks the first time a military academy is graduating a class early since World War Two.

Three beaches in Sydney, Australia, reopened on Monday for exercise on the sand, but many surfers were spotted taking to the water.

Brook Mitchell / Getty Images A surfer waits to paddle out at Maroubra beach in Sydney, Australia — Three beaches in Sydney, Australia, reopened on Monday for exercise on the sand, but many surfers were spotted taking to the water.

A burial takes place at the Nossa Senhora Aparecida cemetery in Manaus, in the Amazon forest in Brazil.

Michael Dantas / AFP A burial takes place at the Nossa Senhora Aparecida cemetery in Manaus, in the Amazon forest in Brazil. — A burial takes place at the Nossa Senhora Aparecida cemetery in Manaus, in the Amazon forest in Brazil.

More than 260 million Orthodox Christians around the world celebrated Easter, with church leaders asking worshippers to stay at home to avoid spreading Covid-19.

Oleg Varov / AFP Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill celebrate the Easter service in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow. — More than 260 million Orthodox Christians around the world celebrated Easter, with church leaders asking worshippers to stay at home to avoid spreading Covid-19.

An injured female great hornbill (Buceros bicornis) who lost the lower part of her beak is nursed back to health at the Kasetsart University Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Thailand. The veterinarians believe she was shot by a poacher before being rescued from the rainforest with several serious injuries to her beak and left wing, leaving her unable to fly. At least 13 of the world's known 57 species of hornbill live in Thailand.

Rungroj Yongrit / EPA-EFE An injured female great hornbill — An injured female great hornbill (Buceros bicornis) who lost the lower part of her beak is nursed back to health at the Kasetsart University Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Thailand. The veterinarians believe she was shot by a poacher before being rescued from the rainforest with several serious injuries to her beak and left wing, leaving her unable to fly. At least 13 of the world's known 57 species of hornbill live in Thailand.

Staff from the Royal London Hospital take part in Clap for our Carers, in support of Britain's National Health Service.

Vickie Flores / EPA-EFE Staff from the Royal London Hospital take part during the Clap for our Carers — Staff from the Royal London Hospital take part in Clap for our Carers, in support of Britain's National Health Service.

A woman receives a coronavirus antibody test at the Delmont Medical Care drive-in test site in Franklin Square, New York.

Peter Foley / EPA-EFE A woman's hand sticks through a car window — A woman receives a coronavirus antibody test at the Delmont Medical Care drive-in test site in Franklin Square, New York.

A man drives an auto-rickshaw depicting the coronavirus, to create awareness about staying at home during a nationwide lockdown to slow the spreading of the coronavirus disease in Chennai, India.

P Ravikumar / Reuters A man drives an auto-rickshaw depicting the coronavirus — A man drives an auto-rickshaw depicting the coronavirus, to create awareness about staying at home during a nationwide lockdown to slow the spreading of the coronavirus disease in Chennai, India.

Maria, her partner and their dog watch the movie Loving Vincent projected on the wall of a neighbouring building, from their balcony in Berlin's Kreuzberg district. With cinemas closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the cultural project Window Flicks is bringing films to residents stuck at home, by projecting movies and knocking on doors offering popcorn.

Odd Andersen / AFP A couple watch a film from a window — Maria, her partner and their dog watch the movie Loving Vincent projected on the wall of a neighbouring building, from their balcony in Berlin's Kreuzberg district. With cinemas closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the cultural project Window Flicks is bringing films to residents stuck at home, by projecting movies and knocking on doors offering popcorn.

Social Bite social enterprise volunteer Russell Bowers delivers food to resident Becky Foster and her children in Edinburgh, Scotland, during the national lockdown due to the novel coronavirus.

Andy Buchanan / AFP Social Bite social enterprise volunteer Russell Bowers delivers food — Social Bite social enterprise volunteer Russell Bowers delivers food to resident Becky Foster and her children in Edinburgh, Scotland, during the national lockdown due to the novel coronavirus.

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