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Photos of the week: Coronavirus forces lockdown in China and Gaultier bows out

China rushes to limit further spread of the coronavirus by preventing people from leaving Wuhan, and 12 other cities in central Hubei province and Jean-Paul Gaultier bows out of fashion with all the cheek and showmanship with which he has lit it up over the last half century. --photos of the week from around the world.

Updated on: Jan 25, 2020 3:16 PM IST

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Barricades block access to the closed Hankou Railway Station in Wuhan. China is trying to limit further spread of the coronavirus by preventing people from leaving Wuhan, the city of 11 million where the outbreak originated, and 12 other cities in central Hubei province. (Chinatopix via AP)

Updated on Jan 25, 2020 3:16 PM

Barricades block access to the closed Hankou Railway Station in Wuhan. China is trying to limit further spread of the coronavirus by preventing people from leaving Wuhan, the city of 11 million where the outbreak originated, and 12 other cities in central Hubei province. (Chinatopix via AP)

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Pilgrims are reflected in a car window as they march towards the Jordan River to participate in a baptism ceremony, near Jericho in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. (Raneen Sawafta / REUTERS)

Updated on Jan 25, 2020 3:16 PM

Pilgrims are reflected in a car window as they march towards the Jordan River to participate in a baptism ceremony, near Jericho in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. (Raneen Sawafta / REUTERS)

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A camel seller is seen in the largest camel market in Nouakchott, Mauritiana. A camel can be sold for around 550 euros and is used for its meat and milk. The milk is used to make camel cheese and yogurts. (John Wessels / AFP)

Updated on Jan 25, 2020 3:16 PM

A camel seller is seen in the largest camel market in Nouakchott, Mauritiana. A camel can be sold for around 550 euros and is used for its meat and milk. The milk is used to make camel cheese and yogurts. (John Wessels / AFP)

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A dust storm approaches a farm, northwest of Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia. (Jason Herbig via REUTERS)

Updated on Jan 25, 2020 3:16 PM

A dust storm approaches a farm, northwest of Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia. (Jason Herbig via REUTERS)

5/20

A sick and malnourished lioness sleeps in its cage at al-Qureshi Park in the Sudanese capital Khartoum. One of five malnourished lions held at a park in the Sudanese capital dies this week, amid a growing online campaign to save the animals. (Ashraf Shazly / AFP)

Updated on Jan 25, 2020 3:16 PM

A sick and malnourished lioness sleeps in its cage at al-Qureshi Park in the Sudanese capital Khartoum. One of five malnourished lions held at a park in the Sudanese capital dies this week, amid a growing online campaign to save the animals. (Ashraf Shazly / AFP)

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The peloton ride through fire ravaged Fox Creek Road near Cudlee Creek during stage three of the Tour Down Under UCI World Tour cycling event through the Adelaide Hills, South Australia. (Brenton Edwards / AFP)

Updated on Jan 25, 2020 3:16 PM

The peloton ride through fire ravaged Fox Creek Road near Cudlee Creek during stage three of the Tour Down Under UCI World Tour cycling event through the Adelaide Hills, South Australia. (Brenton Edwards / AFP)

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School children take part in a lesson in an open-air classroom in Qarghayi district of Laghman Province. Afghanistan. (Noorullah Shirzada / AFP)

Updated on Jan 25, 2020 3:16 PM

School children take part in a lesson in an open-air classroom in Qarghayi district of Laghman Province. Afghanistan. (Noorullah Shirzada / AFP)

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Migrants, mainly from Central America and marching in a caravan, react as members of the security forces approach them, near Frontera Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico. (Andres Martinez Casares / REUTERS)

Updated on Jan 25, 2020 3:16 PM

Migrants, mainly from Central America and marching in a caravan, react as members of the security forces approach them, near Frontera Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico. (Andres Martinez Casares / REUTERS)

9/20

French President Emmanuel Macron asks the Israeli police to leave the 12th-century Church of Saint Anne in the old city of Jerusalem, Israel. An altercation flared when Israeli police and domestic security agents pushed past the French detail and were first to enter the Church of Saint Anne, which is French territory under international treaties. (Ludovic Marin / AFP)

Updated on Jan 25, 2020 3:16 PM

French President Emmanuel Macron asks the Israeli police to leave the 12th-century Church of Saint Anne in the old city of Jerusalem, Israel. An altercation flared when Israeli police and domestic security agents pushed past the French detail and were first to enter the Church of Saint Anne, which is French territory under international treaties. (Ludovic Marin / AFP)

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A man walks between burning tires during ongoing anti-government protests in Najaf, Iraq. (Alaa al-Marjani / REUTERS)

Updated on Jan 25, 2020 3:16 PM

A man walks between burning tires during ongoing anti-government protests in Najaf, Iraq. (Alaa al-Marjani / REUTERS)

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Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston attend the 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. (Emma McIntyre / Getty Images / AFP)

Updated on Jan 25, 2020 3:16 PM

Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston attend the 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. (Emma McIntyre / Getty Images / AFP)

12/20

People ski at Mzaar Ski Resort in Kfardebian, Lebanon. (Aziz Taher / REUTERS)

Updated on Jan 25, 2020 3:16 PM

People ski at Mzaar Ski Resort in Kfardebian, Lebanon. (Aziz Taher / REUTERS)

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A man paddles on a boat as plastic bags float on the water surface of the Buriganga river in Dhaka. Bangladesh’s High Court has ordered the shutdown of 231 factories that have contributed to Dhaka’s main river becoming one of the world’s most polluted. (Munir uz Zaman / AFP)

Updated on Jan 25, 2020 3:16 PM

A man paddles on a boat as plastic bags float on the water surface of the Buriganga river in Dhaka. Bangladesh’s High Court has ordered the shutdown of 231 factories that have contributed to Dhaka’s main river becoming one of the world’s most polluted. (Munir uz Zaman / AFP)

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Swiss artist Alain Roche plays the piano hanging from a crane during a concert at a construction site in Munich, Germany. (Michael Dalder / REUTERS)

Updated on Jan 25, 2020 3:16 PM

Swiss artist Alain Roche plays the piano hanging from a crane during a concert at a construction site in Munich, Germany. (Michael Dalder / REUTERS)

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Designer Jean Paul Gaultier reacts at the end of his Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2020 collection show in Paris, France. Gaultier bid farewell to the catwalk with a joyful fashion extravaganza featuring burlesque stars such as Dita Von Teese on the runway and performances by singer Boy George. (Charles Platiau / REUTERS)

Updated on Jan 25, 2020 3:16 PM

Designer Jean Paul Gaultier reacts at the end of his Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2020 collection show in Paris, France. Gaultier bid farewell to the catwalk with a joyful fashion extravaganza featuring burlesque stars such as Dita Von Teese on the runway and performances by singer Boy George. (Charles Platiau / REUTERS)

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Mohamed Salah of Liverpool celebrates after scoring his team’s second goal during the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Manchester United at Anfield in Liverpool, United Kingdom. (Michael Regan / Getty Images)

Updated on Jan 25, 2020 3:16 PM

Mohamed Salah of Liverpool celebrates after scoring his team’s second goal during the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Manchester United at Anfield in Liverpool, United Kingdom. (Michael Regan / Getty Images)

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Invading locusts spring into flight from ground vegetation as young girls in traditional Samburu-wear run past to their cattle at Larisoro village near Archers Post, Kenya. The outbreak of desert locusts is “significant and extremely dangerous” warned the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation, describing the infestation as an eminent threat to food security in months to come. (Tony Karumba / AFP)

Updated on Jan 25, 2020 3:16 PM

Invading locusts spring into flight from ground vegetation as young girls in traditional Samburu-wear run past to their cattle at Larisoro village near Archers Post, Kenya. The outbreak of desert locusts is “significant and extremely dangerous” warned the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation, describing the infestation as an eminent threat to food security in months to come. (Tony Karumba / AFP)

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Indonesian Muslim farmers pray for rain in Pekan Bada, near Banda Aceh. The special Muslim prayers known as Salat al-Istisqa - are frequently held across the Middle East, where water is a precious resource. (Chaideer Mahyuddin / AFP)

Updated on Jan 25, 2020 3:16 PM

Indonesian Muslim farmers pray for rain in Pekan Bada, near Banda Aceh. The special Muslim prayers known as Salat al-Istisqa - are frequently held across the Middle East, where water is a precious resource. (Chaideer Mahyuddin / AFP)

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A group of women descend the hills of Masisi, Democratic Republic of the Congo at dawn. Since late 2019, a cholera epidemic has been affecting internally displaced people (IDPs) in the Masisi territory, who are fleeing fighting between armed groups. (Alexis Huguet / AFP)

Updated on Jan 25, 2020 3:16 PM

A group of women descend the hills of Masisi, Democratic Republic of the Congo at dawn. Since late 2019, a cholera epidemic has been affecting internally displaced people (IDPs) in the Masisi territory, who are fleeing fighting between armed groups. (Alexis Huguet / AFP)

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A woman holds piles of vegetables transported by motorcycle along a street in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. (Tang Chhin Sothy / AFP)

Updated on Jan 25, 2020 3:16 PM

A woman holds piles of vegetables transported by motorcycle along a street in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. (Tang Chhin Sothy / AFP)

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