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The Matterhorn sends a message; positions marked to keep physical distance in Mumbai

AP, NYTNS Published 27.03.20, 07:02 PM
The iconic Matterhorn mountain is illuminated by Swiss light artist Gerry Hofstetter aiming to send messages of hope, support and solidarity to the ones sufferings from the global coronavirus disease, COVID-19, pandemic in the alpine resort of Zermatt, Switzerland, Thursday, March 26, 2020.

The iconic Matterhorn mountain is illuminated by Swiss light artist Gerry Hofstetter aiming to send messages of hope, support and solidarity to the ones sufferings from the global coronavirus disease, COVID-19, pandemic in the alpine resort of Zermatt, Switzerland, Thursday, March 26, 2020. AP

The iconic Matterhorn mountain is illuminated by Swiss light artist Gerry Hofstetter aiming to send messages of hope, support and solidarity to the ones sufferings from the global coronavirus disease, COVID-19, pandemic in the alpine resort of Zermatt, Switzerland, Thursday, March 26, 2020.

The iconic Matterhorn mountain is illuminated by Swiss light artist Gerry Hofstetter aiming to send messages of hope, support and solidarity to the ones sufferings from the global coronavirus disease, COVID-19, pandemic in the alpine resort of Zermatt, Switzerland, Thursday, March 26, 2020. AP

A believer and a group of mullahs attend a Friday prayer in the Moscow Cathedral Mosque in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 27, 2020. In a bid to stem the outbreak, Putin declared the next week to be non-working for all Russian except those working in essential sectors.

A believer and a group of mullahs attend a Friday prayer in the Moscow Cathedral Mosque in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 27, 2020. In a bid to stem the outbreak, Putin declared the next week to be non-working for all Russian except those working in essential sectors. AP

A woman relaxes in a hammock hanging amid cherry trees in full bloom along Kelly Drive in Philadelphia, Thursday, March 26, 2020. Mayor Jim Kenney has issued a stay-at-home order to the nation's sixth most-populated city to keep its residents from leaving home, except to get food, seek medical attention, exercise outdoors, go to a job classified as essential or other errands that involve personal and public safety. (

A woman relaxes in a hammock hanging amid cherry trees in full bloom along Kelly Drive in Philadelphia, Thursday, March 26, 2020. Mayor Jim Kenney has issued a stay-at-home order to the nation's sixth most-populated city to keep its residents from leaving home, except to get food, seek medical attention, exercise outdoors, go to a job classified as essential or other errands that involve personal and public safety. ( AP

Coffins arriving from the Bergamo area, where the coronavirus infections caused many victims, are being unloaded from a military truck that transported them in the cemetery of Cinisello Balsamo, near Milan in Northern Italy, Friday, March 27, 2020.

Coffins arriving from the Bergamo area, where the coronavirus infections caused many victims, are being unloaded from a military truck that transported them in the cemetery of Cinisello Balsamo, near Milan in Northern Italy, Friday, March 27, 2020. AP

Manuel Cuzco, 63, who lives nearby, kneels on the steps of St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church in the Woodside neighborhood of Queens on Sunday, March 22, 2020. The church was closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, and a prayer was taped to the door: "Since I cannot at this moment receive you sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart."

Manuel Cuzco, 63, who lives nearby, kneels on the steps of St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church in the Woodside neighborhood of Queens on Sunday, March 22, 2020. The church was closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, and a prayer was taped to the door: "Since I cannot at this moment receive you sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart." Todd Heisler/The New York Times

Hospital staff pray before joining their shift, outside a hospital setup for coronavirus infected patients in Quetta, Pakistan, Thursday, March 26, 2020.

Hospital staff pray before joining their shift, outside a hospital setup for coronavirus infected patients in Quetta, Pakistan, Thursday, March 26, 2020. AP

Heaters are placed in the middle of apricot trees in blossom as the sun rises in the middle of the Swiss Alps mountains, in Saxon, Canton of Valais, Switzerland, Thursday, March 26, 2020. Fruit trees are sprayed with water to protect them from freezing, when the temperature drops bellow zero on cold spring nights.

Heaters are placed in the middle of apricot trees in blossom as the sun rises in the middle of the Swiss Alps mountains, in Saxon, Canton of Valais, Switzerland, Thursday, March 26, 2020. Fruit trees are sprayed with water to protect them from freezing, when the temperature drops bellow zero on cold spring nights. AP

Civic workers mark positions for maintaining physical distance at market place in Mumbai, on Friday, March 27, 2020. Some of India's legions of poor and others suddenly thrown out of work by a nationwide stay-at-home order began receiving aid on Thursday, as both public and private groups worked to blunt the impact of efforts to curb the coronavirus pandemic.

Civic workers mark positions for maintaining physical distance at market place in Mumbai, on Friday, March 27, 2020. Some of India's legions of poor and others suddenly thrown out of work by a nationwide stay-at-home order began receiving aid on Thursday, as both public and private groups worked to blunt the impact of efforts to curb the coronavirus pandemic. AP

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