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Week in pictures: 25 April - 1 May 2020

A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week as people react to the spread of the coronavirus.

News imageTom Jacobs / Reuters Team GB athlete Desiree Henry trains at a golf course in Edmonton, LondonTom Jacobs / Reuters
Desiree Henry trains at a golf course in Edmonton, London, following the outbreak of Covid-19. A Team GB athlete, she won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
News imageMiquel Benitez / Getty Images Children in BarcelonaMiquel Benitez / Getty Images
Playtime in Barcelona on the day after the government eased the lockdown rules. Children in Spain, which has had one of the strictest lockdowns in Europe, are now allowed to leave their homes - with adults - for up to an hour per day.
News imageDan Kitwood / Getty Images A member of the public walks past a display of signs thanking NHS staff and other key workersDan Kitwood / Getty Images
A display of signs thanking NHS staff and other key workers, erected by local artist Peter Liversidge in east London.
News imageEl Salvador Presidency / Reuters Gang members are secured during a police operationEl Salvador Presidency / Reuters
Gang members are rounded up during a police operation at Izalco jail during a 24-hour lockdown, ordered by El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, in an attempt to stem an increase in murders in the country.
News imageAmit Dave / Reuters A health worker uses an infrared thermometerAmit Dave / Reuters
A health worker uses an infrared thermometer to measure the temperature of a labourer on a construction site in Ahmedabad, India.
News imageAlba Vigaray / EPA-EFE Gloria and Father Gonzalez in New YorkAlba Vigaray / EPA-EFE
Gloria, who's 75 and originally from Salvador, shows how big a hug she would give Father Pedro Gonzalez as a "thank you" for the help she is getting through his deliveries to her home in the Bronx, New York. Father Pedro runs a church with the help of volunteers, and has been providing food and other supplies to those who are poor, sick or unable to leave home.
News imageRaneen Sawafta / Reuters Man beating a drumRaneen Sawafta / Reuters
In Nablus in the West Bank, a Palestinian Musharati beats a drum to wake Muslims to have their pre-dawn meal, before they start their day-long fast, during the holy month of Ramadan.
News imageJoe Giddens / PA Media Captain Tom Moore's grandson Benjie with birthday cardsJoe Giddens / PA Media
Capt Tom Moore's grandson Benjie, in the Great Hall of Bedford School, England, where more than 120,000 birthday cards from around the world are being opened and displayed by staff. World War Two veteran "Captain Tom" celebrated his 100th birthday on Thursday, after raising millions of pounds for the NHS, by walking laps in his back garden in Bedfordshire.
News imageNic Bothma / EPA-EFE A South African boy waits with his dog to see a Veterinarian outside the Mdzananda Animal Clinic in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South AfricaNic Bothma / EPA-EFE
A South African boy waits with his dog to see a veterinarian at the Mdzananda Animal Clinic in Cape Town, which is currently working under extremely difficult conditions during the Covid-19 pandemic.
News imageSteven Watt / Reuters Rainbow over LondonSteven Watt / Reuters
A rainbow over the Thames Barrier on the River Thames in London.

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