A health worker rested during her overnight shift at a community health service center in Qingshan District, Wukong, China on February 9, 2020. This center is responsible for receiving patients with mild symptoms of COVID-19 and suspected viral infections.
A terrible accident occurred at the final round of the Daytona International driving racing tournament in Daytona Beach, Florida, on February 17, 2020. Runner Ryan Newman, the driver of car number 6, was fortunately only slightly injured and was discharged from the hospital 2 days after the accident.
Media tycoon Michael Bloomberg stepped off the stage at the end of the Democratic presidential primary race at the Paris Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada, on February 19, 2020. This is the first time Mr. Michael Bloomberg has debated directly with other US presidential candidates. In this debate, the Bloomberg billionaire was "attacked" by a number of presidential candidates. According to NBC calculations, Mr. Bloomberg was "attacked" 34 times in about 1 hour and 20 minutes.
Doctors at King's College Hospital in London (UK) performed a special brain tumor surgery on woodcut artist Dagmar Turner (53 years old). According to information from King's University Hospital, the tumor is located in the right frontal lob near the brain area that controls left hand movement, which is a very important part for violin players. Artist Dagmar tourists asked Professor Keyoumars Ashkan, a brain surgeon at Kings College, to wake her up after anesthesia to open her skull. She wanted to play the violin while the tumor was removed, to ensure that the control brain of her left hand was not damaged.
A Hindu man applied a tika to his forehead at Pashupatinath Temple to prepare for the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Security forces struggle to counter Chilean government protests in Valparaiso, Chile, on February 18, 2020.
Diamond Princess, the world's second COVID-19 outbreak with more than 634 infected people, has been quarantined at Yokohama port, Japan since 4.2. Diamond Princess carrying 3,711 people were quarantined after a Hong Kong tourist tested positive for COVID-19 on a boat. During the quarantine, Japanese health authorities continuously discovered more cases of disease on the ship, two passengers died.
Soldiers from the South Sudan People's Defense Forces (SSPDF), the South Sudan Opposite Alliance (SSOA) and the People's Liberation Army of Sudan in the Opposing Party (SPLM-IO) during a training session outside Juba, South Sudan on February 17, 2020.
A mural by British street artist Banksy in Bristol, UK. Banksy painted this painting as a gift to his hometown on 14 February.
Children at a temporary camp in Azaz, Syria on February 13, 2020. Nearly a million people, mostly women and children, are trying to escape the escalating wave of violence in Idlib. Idlib has been the final stronghold of the jihadists, who have been trying to overthrow Syrian President Bashar al-Assad since 2011.
The dogs also wear masks to prevent the COVID-19 epidemic at a shopping area in the center of Shanghai, China.
Galiya (29), a homeless person who was avoiding the cold in her tent in Omsk, Russia, on February 14, 2020. Households in Siberia are always struggling with cold weather, with night temperatures reaching -22 degrees F.
