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Scenes of protests and persistence as the coronavirus spreads throughout the world

July 27, 2020 at 1:54 pm Updated July 27, 2020 at 1:54 pm

Israeli medical workers operate a ventilation machine on a training mannequin during an exercise at the new COVID-19 department at Rambam Hospital in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, Israel, Monday, July 27, 2020. The underground facility at Rambam Hospital, originally built for a war emergency, can turn within 72 hours into a protected hospital. The Israeli government has ordered it to prepare to treat up to 350 extreme coronavirus-related cases at a time. (Oded Balilty/ The Associated Press)

A woman waits for her turn for a COVID-19 test as a medical worker tests another person at a government health center in Hyderabad, India, Monday, July 27, 2020. India is the third hardest-hit country by the pandemic in the world after the United States and Brazil. (Mahesh Kumar A / The Associated Press)

A vendor waits for customers behind bags of fish for sale at a market on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday. Indonesia has the highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Southeast Asia. (Tatan Syuflana / The Associated Press)

Nurse Kath Olmstead, right, gives volunteer Melissa Harting, of Harpersville, N.Y., an injection as part of the world’s biggest study of a possible COVID-19 vaccine. The study, developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc., was underway Monday, July 27, 2020, in Binghamton, N.Y. (Hans Pennink / The Associated Press)

Police officers in Manila, the Philippines, stand guard as they secure the road leading to the House of Representatives, where President Rodrigo Duterte will deliver his 5th State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday. (Aaron Favila / The Associated Press)

Masks placed on mannequins’ heads are displayed outside a shop on Sarajevo’s main street in Bosnia on Monday, July 27. (Eldar Emric / The Associated Press)

A doctor takes a COVID-19 test from a passenger who arrived at the airport in Dusseldorf, Germany, Monday. New coronavirus test centers have been established at German airports for returnees from countries designated as risk areas. (Martin Meissner / The Associated Press)

A store employee measures the temperature of a woman before allowing her to enter a shop in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, July 25, 2020. (Matias Delacroix / The Associated Press)

Carmelo Da Re wears his face mask over his eyes as he plays and sings for tips as a passenger walks past him inside a bus in San Lorenzo, Paraguay, Monday, July 27, 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The musician said his income comes exclusively from his performances. (Jorge Saenz / The Associated Press)

Passengers wearing face masks arrive at the Pallma de Mallorca Airport on the Spanish Balearic Island, Monday, July 27, 2020. Britain has put Spain back on its unsafe list and announced Saturday that travelers arriving in the U.K. from Spain must quarantine for 14 days. (Joan Mateu / Associated Press)

People wearing protective face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk on a pedestrian crossing in Tokyo on Monday, July 27, 2020. The Japanese capital confirmed more than 100 new coronavirus cases Monday. (Eugene Hoshiko / The Associated Press)

A worker disinfects a taxi to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Bogota, Colombia, Monday, July 27, 2020. The service is provided for free by a car insurance company. (Fernando Vergara / The Associated Press)

More than 50 people in the small community of St. Wolfgang, in the Salzkammergut area of Austria, have tested positive for the coronavirus in the past few days. Young interns in tourism companies are particularly affected, but at least one holiday guest has also tested positive. (Kerstin Joensson / The Associated Press)

A man, wearing a mask to protect against the spread of the coronavirus, stands on an escalator at Rogier metro station in Brussels, Monday. Belgian Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes unveiled a new set of drastic social distancing measures Monday amid a surge of COVID-19 infections. (Francisco Seco / The Associated Press)

Anti-government protesters gather by barriers near Tahrir Square in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July, 27, 2020. Violence erupted between demonstrators and Iraqi security forces in central Baghdad, human rights monitors and Iraqi security and health officials said on Monday, following months of quiet during the coronavirus pandemic. (Khalid Mohammed / The Associated Press)

Vice President Mike Pence, center, elbow bumps Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis looks on at Miami International Airport, Monday, July 27, 2020. Pence was in Florida to mark the beginning of Phase 3 trials for a coronavirus vaccine. (Wilfredo Lee / The Associated Press)

A woman, wearing a mask to protect against the spread of the coronavirus, gets her hair styled in downtown Brussels, Monday, July 27, 2020. Belgian Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes unveiled a new set of drastic social distancing measures Monday amid a surge of COVID-19 infections. (Francisco Seco / The Associated Press)

People wear face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus in Taipei, Taiwan, Monday, July 27, 2020. (Chiang Ying-ying / The Associated Press)

People gather for a demonstration in Prague, Czech Republic, Monday, July 27, 2020. Hundreds of musicians, concert promoters, club owners and others involved in the music industry rallied in Prague’s Old Town Square to protest against government restrictions due to the coronavirus that they say ruin their business. (Petr David Josek / The Associated Press)

A couple wearing face masks looks at their mobile phones in Hong Kong on Monday. (Vincent Yu / The Associated Press)

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Courtney Riffkin

Seattle Times photo staff

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