News in photos (photo)

Patients sit on the ground as they wait in queue outside of a hospital for COVID-19 test in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on May 16, 2020.

Iranians attend vigil held on Laylat al-Qadr, the Night of Destiny, during Ramadan 2020 in Birjand, Iran.

Muslims wearing face masks attend the Friday prayer at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, on May 15, 2020, following the authorities' decision to allow prayers on Fridays in disinfected mosques with strict social distancing and protective measures to limit the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

A medical worker assists another in putting on protective gear at a newly-opened field hospital in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on May 13, 2020.

An employee wearing a protective mask disinfects the baby carousel during the first day of work at the Gorky park in Minsk, Belarus, on May 15, 2020.

A man reads the Quran during "Iʿtikāf," a practice consisting of a period of staying in a mosque for worship during the last 10 days of the fasting month of Ramadan, in Peshawar, Pakistan, on May 14, 2020.

A shopkeeper marks positions for social distancing in front of his store during lockdown in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 14, 2020.

A man prays at the Imam Ali shrine during the holy month of Ramadan, in Najaf, Iraq, on May 14, 2020.

A volunteer checks a policeman's temperature during a nationwide lockdown to help curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Harare, Zimbabwe, on May 14, 2020.

A technician handles samples from truck drivers testing for COVID-19 at the laboratory of Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) in Busia, on May 14, 2020.