Today in Pictures, March 16, 2020

Migrant workers conducting prayers by themselves at an open grass patch in Singapore, Pope Francis blessing over an empty St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Mar 16, 2020, 04:07 PM

A group of migrant workers conducting the Maghrib prayer by themselves at an open grass patch at Kinta Road on Mar 15, 2020, due to the temporary suspension of all mosque activities in Singapore from Mar 13-27, 2020. PHOTO: SHINTARO TAY

People fly kites at Marina Barrage on Mar 16, 2020. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

Pope Francis blessing over an empty St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, after his streamed Angelus prayer, on Mar 15, 2020. The Vatican said that its traditional Easter week celebrations would be held this year without worshippers due to the coronavirus. "Because of the current global public health emergency, all the liturgical celebrations of Holy Week will take place without the physical presence of the faithful," the Prefecture of the Pontifical Household said in a statement. PHOTO: VATICAN MEDIA / AFP

A medical staff member wearing a face mask is seen inside the Dubrava hospital in Zagreb, Croatia, Mar 15, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

Men cover their faces with plastic bags in response to the spreading COVID-19 coronavirus in Caracas, Venezuela, Mar 14, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

A Palestinian man rides a donkey-drawn cart transporting an old car to a scrap yard, in Gaza City, Mar 15, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

People enjoy a sunny Sunday on the beach of the Promenade des Anglais after France's Prime Minister announced to close most all non-indispensable locations, cafes, restaurants, cinemas, nightclubs and shops as France grapples with an outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Nice, France, Mar 15, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

A visitor wearing a protective face mask following an outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus, looks at cherry blossoms at Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden in Tokyo, Japan, Mar 15, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

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