BEIJING, Jan. 27, 2020 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.

Aerial photo taken on Jan. 26, 2020 shows the Yellow Crane Pavilion and the Yangtze River Bridge in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. Many residents here have reduced or avoided outdoor activities during the Spring Festival holiday in Wuhan, the hardest-hit city of the novel coronavirus outbreak in central China. (Xinhua/Xiong Qi)

Aerial photo taken on Jan. 26, 2020 shows the construction site of Leishenshan Hospital in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. Leishenshan Hospital is a makeshift hospital being built in Wuhan, the center of a coronavirus outbreak in central China. With a capacity of 1,300 to 1,500 beds, Leishenshan hospital will be put into use on Feb. 5. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

A relative encourages the medical staff at Nanjing South Railway Station in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 25, 2020. The first group of 147 medical staff of Jiangsu Province left for Wuhan, the center of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak, to provide medical aid. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

Jiang Lei (R), a doctor from the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, holds his fiancee Gao Jia's hand at Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport in southwest China's Chongqing, Jan. 26, 2020. A team comprised of more than 130 medical workers from Chongqing left for Xiaogan City of Hubei Province on Sunday to aid the novel coronavirus control efforts there. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

A member of a medical team (with red backpack) is hugged by a colleague at the Beijing Hospital in Beijing, capital of China, on Jan. 26, 2020. A 121-member medical team, organized by the National Health Commission, left Beijing for Wuhan Sunday afternoon to aid the coronavirus control efforts there. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)

Gao Fu, head of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC), answers questions at a press conference on the prevention and control of the novel coronavirus outbreak held by the State Council Information Office, in Beijing, capital of China, on Jan. 26, 2020. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)

Photo taken on Jan. 26, 2020 shows the site of a helicopter crash in Calabasas of southern California, the United States. Retired NBA star Kobe Bryant was one of nine people killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas of southern California on Sunday. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

Novak Djokovic of Serbia reacts during the men's singles 4th round match against Diego Schwartzman of Argentina at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia on Jan. 26, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

An artist performs to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year during an event in London, Britain, Jan. 26, 2020. (Xinhua/Han Yan)

Children take part in a painting workshop during the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Riga, Latvia, on Jan. 25, 2020. (Photo by Janis/Xinhua)

Israel's Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz speaks during a press conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, Jan. 25, 2020. Benny Gantz, the main political rival of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, announced on Saturday that he will meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington to discuss a Mideast peace plan. (JINI/Handout via Xinhua)

A man cries at the funeral of earthquake victims in the province of Elazig, Turkey, on Jan. 26, 2020. The death toll from a strong earthquake that rocked eastern Turkey on Friday has risen to 36, with 1,607 people injured, the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) reported on Sunday. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

The Republic Day parade is held at Rajpath in New Delhi, India, on Jan. 26, 2020. The Indian government on Sunday celebrated the 71st Republic Day amid tight and adequate security measures. (Photo by Partha Sarkar/Xinhua)■