This Week in Pictures: 14-20 March

A woman wearing a protective mask walks past the display window of a closed sex shop in the area of Pigalle in Paris on 16 March 2020, as all non-essential public places including restaurants and cafes have been shut as a precaution to contain the spread of COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus. France will progressively reduce long-distance train, bus, and plane travel over the coming days in a bid to limit the spread of COVID-19, the government announced on 15 March 2020. The country has already shut cafes, restaurants, schools and universities and urged people to limit their movements.

An aerial view shows workers leaving chilis to dry on the embankment of the Jumna River in Bogra on 17 March 2020.

Makrina Anastasiadou and her tango partner "El Morocho" dance for the public in an almost empty restaurant after tango shows, classes and milongas, traditional tango gatherings, were suspended for at least 15 days to prevent the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), in Buenos Aires, Argentina 16 March 2020.

A view shows clearer waters by a gondola in a Venice canal on 17 March 2020 as a result of the stoppage of motorboat traffic, following the country's lockdown over the coronavirus crisis.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, and Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin familiarising themselves with the work of the information centre for monitoring the situation surrounding the coronavirus.

People at a bus stop during a snowfall in Podolsk, Russia.

People play soccer on Diabo beach after authorities announced measures regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 16 March 2020.

Hundreds of boats sit docked at the Elliott Bay Marina during the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19), in Seattle, Washington, US, 16 March 2020.

Members of the Red Cross carry a dead body after a gas explosion destroyed buildings and killed at least 15 people, in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos. The gas explosion in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos killed at least 15 people, injured many more and destroyed around 50 buildings on 15 March 2020.

Disinfection of Moscow metro cars at the Sviblovo depot to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

An aerial view shows the al-Qudra Cycling Track empty in the Gulf emirate of Dubai on 18 March 2020.

Burlesque actress Vutrica performs the number “Bandit” at the Ladies of Burlesque cabaret show at the Magnus Locus restaurant in Moscow.

A Palestinian man rides a donkey-drawn cart transporting an old car to a scrap yard in Gaza on 15 March 2020.

Participants in the Quarantine at Rada protest rally in front of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine in Kiev demanding the closure of plenary meetings to prevent the adoption of laws on the sale of land, as well as the special status of Donbass.

Participants in the fitness bikini nomination before performing at the Novosibirsk Region Bodybuilding Championship in Novosibirsk, Russia.

Train commuters hold on to the side of an overcrowded passenger train in Soweto, South Africa, 16 March 2020. South Africa will revoke nearly 10,000 visas issued this year to people from China and Iran, and visas will now be required for other high-risk countries that were earlier been visa-free, including Italy and the United States. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some, it can cause more severe illness, especially in older adults and people with existing health problems.

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro and Minister of Health Luiz Henrique Mandettas, wearing protective face masks, sanitize their hands during a news conference to announce measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Brasilia, Brazil on18 March 2020.

Ballet dancer and performer Ashlee Montague of New York wears a gas mask while she dances in Times Square as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continued in Manhattan, New York City, US, 18 March 2020.

This handout picture released by the Vatican Media shows Pope Francis blessing an empty St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, after his streamed Angelus prayer on 15 March 2020. The Vatican said on 15 March that its traditional Easter week celebrations would be held this year without worshippers due to the coronavirus. "Because of the current global public health emergency, all the liturgical celebrations of Holy Week will take place without the physical presence of the faithful", the Prefecture of the Pontifical Household said in a statement.

A girl from the Wayuu ethnic group walks by a Colombian Army armoured vehicle during a joint exercise in the "Tres Bocas" area, northern Colombia, on the border with Venezuela, on 13 March 2020. Military personnel and doctors from Colombia and the United States carried out joint exercises near the border with Venezuela, aimed at facing hemispheric threats and humanitarian crises said the spokespeople for both countries.

The statue of Christ the Redeemer is lit up in the colours of the globe that is now affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 18 March 2020.

A pedestrian walks by St. Patrick's Day decorations on a closed bar on 17 March 2020 in San Francisco, California. Six San Francisco Bay Area counties have ordered residents to shelter in place in an effort to reduce social interaction and slow the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

Fishermen try to catch fish during the final of the revived Argungu fishing and cultural festival at Argungu, Kebbi State in northwest Nigeria, on 14 March 2020. The Argungu fishing and cultural festival is one of the oldest and most widely attended festivals in the country dating back many generations, featuring a series of water competitions and traditional games. The festival returned after a 10-years hiatus due to insecurity in northwest Nigeria.

A deliveryman wearing a protective face mask pauses by a double-deck tourist bus decorated with a huge mask in the centre of the Ukrainian capital of Kiev on 18 March 2020. Ukraine late on 16 March announced shutdowns of public transport, bars, restaurants, and shopping malls to stem the spread of the coronavirus after President Volodymyr Zelensky promised to act "harshly, urgently, perhaps unpopularly". The government supported Zelensky's proposals and introduced restrictions on domestic movement, including the complete closure of the country's three metro systems in Kiev, Kharkov, and Dnipro until 3 April.

Cece Guida, 19, top, of New York City, pushes on Sam Reddick, 20, of Evansville, Ind., as spring break revellers look on during a game of chicken fight on the beach, on 17 March 2020, in Pompano Beach, Fla. As a response to the coronavirus pandemic, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered all bars be shut down for 30 days beginning at 5 p.m. and many Florida beaches are turning away spring break crowds urging them to engage in social distancing.

Women in a beauty salon, Russia.

Participants in the fitness bikini nomination before performing at the Novosibirsk Region Bodybuilding Championship in Novosibirsk, Russia.

A teddy bear is pictured on a sidewalk, on the sixth day of an unprecedented lockdown across of all Italy imposed to slow the outbreak of the coronavirus, in Turin, Italy, 15 March 2020.

Residents participate in reindeer sleigh races at the Day of the Reindeer Herder in the village of Ratta, Krasnoselkupsky District, Tyumen Oblast, Russia.

A woman in an underground passage in Moscow, Russia.