Today in Pictures, March 31, 2020

Today in Pictures, March 31, 2020

Thousands across Singapore cheer and clap for healthcare and frontline workers, train derails in Hunan, China, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Mar 31, 2020, 11:52 AM

Residents at the Pinnacle@ Duxton were among thousands who clapped and cheered across Singapore at 8pm on March 30, 2020. The islandwide ovation was part of Clap For #SGUnited, a ground-up campaign to get the public to show their appreciation for those on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic, from doctors and nurses to delivery workers and cleaners. PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES/JASON QUAH

Rescuers search at the site where a train derailed in Chenzhou in China's central Hunan province on March 30, 2020. A passenger train derailed after striking debris from a landslide in central China, injuring a number of passengers and staff, officials said. PHOTO: AFP

Israeli security forces arrest an Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man as they close a synagogue in the Mea Shearim Ultra-Orthodox neighbourhood in Jerusalem, on March 30, 2020, amid efforts to curb the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. PHOTO: AFP

People are seen in front of the pyramid of Khufu, the largest of the Giza pyramid complex, illuminated with text encouraging to stay home, as Egypt ramps up its efforts to slow down the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, March 30, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

Buddhist monks from Wat Matchantikaram temple wear face shields, amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, as they collect alms in the neighbourhood in Bangkok on March 31, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

A handout image released by Barcelona's City Hall on March 29, 2020 shows the extension of the Vall d'Hebron Hospital in Barcelona, set-up for coronavirus patients. PHOTO: BARCELONA CITY HALL VIA AFP

A man reaches for a basket, that was hung there so that people can donate or take food for free, as Italy struggles to contain the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Naples, Italy March 30, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

Pedestrians look at an emergency field hospital under construction across the street from Mount Sinai in Central Park in New York, U.S., on Monday, March 30, 2020. New York State reported a 26% increase in Covid-19-related deaths in the last day, pushing the total above 1,200. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

The USNS Comfort passes the Statue of Liberty as it enters New York Harbor during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York City, U.S., March 30, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

Cars at a drive-in cinema in Essen, western Germany, on March 29, 2020, as normal cinemas are closed in a measure to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus that can cause the COVID-19 disease. PHOTO: AFP

An aerial view shows Finland's freediver Kristian Maki-Jussila, 37, swimming under the ice of a frozen lake on March 28, 2020 near Vaasa, Finland. On March 21, 2020, Kristian Maki-Jussila did the unofficial world record of swimming distance freediving in bathing suit of 101m, in a frozen lake in Northern Finland. PHOTO: AFP

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