Photos from April 13, 2020: Coronavirus dominates news around the world

Originally published April 13, 2020 at 12:45 pm

In downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, homeless people waiting to receive food baskets from private donors get their hands sanitized Monday, April 13, 2020. Because of South Africa’s imposed lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19, many are not able to work. (Jerome Delay / The Associated Press)

In Mumbai, India, a doctor checks the temperature of a girl in Dharavi, one of Asia’s largest slums, on Monday, April 13, during the lockdown to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. (Rafiq Maqbool / The Associated Press)

In St. Petersburg, Russia, flower shop employees cut unsold flowers on Monday, April 13, 2020. The flowers were destroyed after flower shops in the city were closed according to the order to close non-grocery stores to limit people shopping, due to the spread of coronavirus. (Dmitri Lovetsky / The Associated Press)

In Seoul, South Korea, people listen to a campaign speech of the main opposition United Future Party candidate Hwang Kyo-ahn on Monday, April 13, during his campaign for parliamentary elections. On Wednesday, April 15, voters will go to about 14,300 polling stations all over the nation to pick lawmakers. (Ahn Young-joon / The Associated Press)

In Jerusalem, ultra-Orthodox Jews wear face masks and maintain social distancing Monday, April 13, 2020, during the funeral for Israel’s ex-Chief Rabbi Eliahu Bakshi-Doron. He died of coronavirus. (Oded Balilty / The Associated Press)

In Karachi, Pakistan, a volunteer disinfects the Karachi Press Club building Monday, April 13, 2020, in an effort to contain the outbreak of coronavirus. (Fareed Khan / The Associated Press)

Masked commuters ride a bus in Asuncion, Paraguay, Monday, April 13, 2020. While the government extended its stay-home order to April 21, some workers like those in construction and food industries are authorized to work. (Jorge Saenz / The Associated Press)

In Hamm, Germany, A woman looks at coronavirus graffiti by street artist “Uzey” showing a nurse in a face mask on Monday, April 13, 2020. (Martin Meissner / The Associated Press)

In Bangkok, Thailand, a motorist, in white helmet, offers free face masks to locals on Monday, April 13, 2020. (Sakchai Lalit / The Associated Press)

In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a man watches a city worker disinfect the Andarai favela on Monday, April 13, in an effort to curb the spread of the new coronavirus. (Silvia Izquierdo / The Associated Press)

In Kyiv, Ukraine, a policeman watches as a doctor takes the temperature of an elderly person begging on Monday, April 13, outside the ancient Orthodox Monastery of Caves, which was closed for quarantine. Over 90 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed at the Monastery — 63 of them monks confirmed in the past 24 hours — making the thousand-year old historical and religious center the biggest hotbed of coronavirus outbreak in the Ukrainian capital. (Efrem Lukatsky / The Associated Press)

Recently dug graves sit ready at the San Vicente cemetery in Cordoba, Argentina, on Monday, April 13, 2020. Six to seven times more graves than normal are being dug in Cordoba during the health emergency, according to the municipal workers’ union. (Nicolas Aguilera / The Associated Press)

Residents collect food supplies in Wuhan in central China’s Hubei province on Monday, April 13, 2020. (Ng Han Guan / The Associated Press)

In Bogota, Colombia, a newly painted mural on Monday, April 13, shows a youth wearing a face mask during the government-ordered lockdown to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. (Fernando Vergara / The Associated Press)

In Rome on Monday, April 13, police on horseback stop a cyclist. The Italian government says beefed-up police patrols over Easter weekend have resulted in more than 12,500 people being sanctioned and 150 facing criminal charges for allegedly violating anti-coronavirus lockdown measures, which allow people to move around only for work, health reasons or some other necessity, such as grocery shopping or walking the dog. (Cecilia Fabiano / The Associated Press)

In Broadstairs, southern England, a solitary walker on the beach passes a message made from pebbles reading ‘Stay Safe’ on Monday, April 13, during the long Easter Bank Holiday. The UK continues in lockdown to help curb the spread of the coronavirus. (Victoria Jones / The Associated Press)

In Lima, Peru, health workers take blood samples from security guards assigned to the Miraflores district to test for the new coronavirus on Monday, April 13, 2020. Each district, or neighborhood, operates with their own force of security guards, now concentrating on enforcing the government’s orders for residents to stay home. (Martin Mejia / The Associated Press)

In Mexico City, a public hospital worker yells, “We want protection!” during a protest Monday, April 13, outside a hospital where workers demand protective gear and training. Doctors, nurses and other personnel have demonstrated at a number of public hospitals around the country as the new coronavirus sickens medical staffers. (Fernando Llano / The Associated Press)

In Lagos, Nigeria, a woman buys tomatoes and onions from street sellers on Monday, April 13, 2020. With some governments saying they’re unable to offer direct support, the fate of Africa’s large informal sector could be a powerful example of what experts predict will be unprecedented damage to economies in the developing world. (Sunday Alamba / The Associated Press)

In Washington, D.C., Sarah Rivas, an employee at Annie’s Paramount Steakhouse in Dupont Circle, arranges a display of toilet paper and liquor for carry-out orders on Monday, April 13, 2020. The steakhouse closed due to the coronavirus pandemic but is opened for carryout orders from the steakhouse’s menu, plus liquor and groceries. (Manuel Balce Ceneta / The Associated Press)

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Courtney Riffkin

Seattle Times photo staff

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