Bystanders watch from footbridges Wednesday as riot police stand guard below outside a building in Hong Kong. Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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"This is Europe's moment," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told EU lawmakers in Brussels on Wednesday. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Some Countries Have Brought New Cases Down To Nearly Zero. How Did They Do It?
The move comes after the World Health Organization halted clinical trials of the drug as a treatment, citing a study that found no benefit and a higher mortality rate for hospitalized patients. A box of hydroxychloroquine, under the brand name Plaquenil, is seen in a pharmacy in Paris. Chesnot/Getty Images hide caption
The Hungarian government has submitted a draft bill to revoke the emergency powers law, which gave Prime Minister Viktor Orban the power to rule by decree and sidestep parliament. Andrej Isakovic/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Residents of the Colombian capital Bogotá hang red rags from their windows and balconies to signal their need for help with food during the coronavirus pandemic. Raul Arboleda/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
During Colombia's Coronavirus Lockdown, Needy Residents Signal SOS With Red Rags
President Trump and China's President Xi Jinping, shown in 2019, have faced criticism for their handling of the coronavirus. Both are now pushing hard for a vaccine. The United States has already agreed to pay a drug company more than $1 billion to produce a vaccine that's yet to be approved. Xi says if China succeeds in developing a vaccine, it will be declared "a global public good." Kevin Lamarque/Reuters hide caption
From left: Comedians Natasha Chandel, Abdullah Afzal and Mariam Sobh. They each performed a set during the Socially Distant Eid Comedy Night Special, a virtual event hosted by the Concordia Forum. Facebook/ Screengrabs by NPR hide caption
People enjoy the spring weather in mid-April at a restaurant in Stockholm during the coronavirus pandemic. Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Muslim worshipers in Kabul offer prayers Sunday at the start of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The Taliban announced a three-day ceasefire during the holiday, a surprising move after months of bloody fighting. Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe leaves a news conference Monday in Tokyo, after lifting the country's nationwide state of emergency over the coronavirus. Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Left: Jana De Brauwere, a contact tracer in California. Right: Rachel Saykpah, a nurse in Liberia who has overseen contact tracers in Africa since 2014. Jana De Brauwere; Rachel Saykpah hide caption
A woman drops a nasal swab in a vial at the announcement that Denver will launch a drive-up COVID-19 test site. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is seen at a demonstration in favor of his government on Sunday. Andressa Anholete/Getty Images hide caption
Hong Kong police fired tear gas, pepper spray and water cannons as thousands of protesters rallied against proposed security measures aimed at tightening Beijing's grip on the semi-autonomous territory. Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
People wait to enter a bakery to shop for treats on Wednesday, ahead of Eid al-Fitr in Srinagar, India. Hindustan Times/Hindustan Times via Getty Images hide caption
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a news conference in Tel Aviv last September. Netanyahu, the country's longest-serving prime minister, will go to court on Sunday charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust. Oded Balilty/AP hide caption
What To Know As Israel's Netanyahu Goes On Trial For Corruption Charges
People shop in preparation for the Eid al-Fitr holiday at a market in Jakarta on Friday. Achmad Ibrahim/AP hide caption
Family of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi said they forgive his killers, paving the way for a pardon. Ydasin Akgul/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
South Korean soldiers wearing protective masks sit at a temperature screening point at Incheon International Airport, South Korea, on March 9. SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Cabling and telecommunications equipment is damaged after a fire in April in Huddersfield, England. The fire came as other cellphone towers burned amid conspiracy theories linking 5G mobile technologies to the coronavirus. Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images hide caption