UNITED STATES

Protestors take part in a demonstration calling for an end to anti-Asian discrimination in New York City on March 21

POLAND

A woman walks on a near-empty street in Warsaw on March 20. The government announced a new nationwide partial lockdown on the day amid the recent COVID-19 resurgence， and only a select number of shops are allowed to operate

TANZANIA

Samia Suluhu Hassan is sworn in as president of Tanzania in Dar es Salaam on March 19， becoming the first woman to hold the post

EGYPT

A massive ship runs aground on March 24， blocking the Suez Canal after being blown off course by a dust storm

THAILAND

Visitors view cars at the 42nd Bangkok International Motor Show on March 24. The show， held from March 24 to April 4， has more than 30 car and motorcycle companies participating

JAPAN

The Tokyo Olympic torch relay begins in Fukushima， site of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami， on March 25. The relay marked a four-month countdown to the Games delayed from 2020 due to the pandemic