Belgium
Martha Licoppe, 92, looks at her children Chantal and Christian, from her room window at Le Cinquantenaire Orpea nursing home in Brussels on April 27.
— Yves Herman / Reuters
Great Britain
Mandy Alison poses with a selection of over 125,000 birthday cards sent to Captain Tom Moore in Bedford, north of London, on April 28. Moore, who turned 100 on Thursday, captured hearts after setting out to raise a thousand pounds for Britain's National Health Service by walking 100 laps of his 82-foot garden, but went on to raise more than $33 million.
— Justin Tallis / AFP - Getty Images
Texas
Surrounded by police, a man exits a closed beach with his arms raised in Galveston, Texas, on April 26. Police gave chase after the man repeatedly walked onto nearby Seawall Boulevard, disrupting vehicle traffic, bystanders said.
— Adrees Latif / Reuters
Nevada
Chippendales emcee Jayson Michael hosts a virtual party from his home in Las Vegas on April 29. The Chippendales launched 30-minute interactive virtual experiences, featuring at least two cast members, hosted on a streaming platform for people under stay-at-home orders.
— Ethan Miller / Getty Images
Spain
Kilian, 6, wears a protective face mask as he jumps from a bench following the partial lifting of restrictions for children in Igualada on April 26.
Spanish children of all ages were cooped up inside for six weeks, but some have finally been allowed to play outside as Spain weighs its post-lockdown options.
— Nacho Doce / Reuters
Egypt
A boy reads the Koran after morning prayers with his family during the holy month of Ramadan in Cairo on April 26.
— Mohamed Abd El Ghany / Reuters
Minnesota
A registered nurse from a local emergency room counter-protests in front of demonstrators demanding Minnesota relax lockdown measures on April 25 outside the Governor's Mansion in St. Paul.
— Aaron Lavinsky / Star Tribune via AP
Connecticut
A nurse wipes a patient's forehead at Stamford Hospital Intensive Care Unit in Stamford, Conn., on April 24. Roughly half the patients at the hospital have COVID-19.
— John Moore / Getty Images
California
People gather for a drive-by birthday party for World War II veteran Lt. Colonel Sam Sachs, who turned 105 in Lakewood on April 26. The originally planned birthday celebration inside his retirement home was cancelled due to the spread of COVID-19 but members of the community turned out on foot and in vehicles outside the home to help him celebrate. He also received thousands of cards from well-wishers across the country.
— Mario Tama / Getty Images
Mexico
Mary Carmen Arreguin plays with a dog at San Gregorio animal shelter which is promoting pet adoptions in El Ajusco, Mexico, on April 24.
— Henry Romero / Reuters
China
A vendor tends her stall at a food market in Beijing on April 24.
— Kevin Frayer / Getty Images
Georgia
Jessica King sits under a dryer at a salon in Marietta, Ga., during the phased reopening of businesses and restaurants on April 24.
— Bita Honarvar / Reuters
Pennsylvania
Health care workers watch a flyover by the Navy's Blue Angels and the Air Force's Thunderbirds as a salute to first responders and essential workers in Philadelphia on April 28.
— Mark Makela / Reuters
New York City
Blue Angels and Thunderbirds demonstration teams fly over Manhattan Bridge in Brooklyn on April 28.
— Brendan McDermid / Reuters |