Also on this day in 2020, Christians commemorated Jesus' crucifixion without the solemn church services or emotional processions of past years, marking Good Friday in a world locked down by the coronavirus pandemic. See more top news photos as selected by the Associated Press.

Also on this day in 2020 Thae Yong Ho, former North Korean diplomat, who defected to South Korea in 2016, won a constituency seat in South Korea's parliamentary elections, the first such achievement among tens of thousands of North Koreans who have fled their homeland. See more top news photos as selected by the Associated Press.

Also on this day in 2020 the Rocky statue at the Philadelphia Art Museum in Philadelphia was outfitted with mock surgical face mask. See more top news photos as selected by the Associated Press.

Also on this day in 2020 doctors, nurses and other personnel demonstrated at a number of public hospitals around the country as the new coronavirus sickened medical personnel. See more top news photos as selected by the Associated Press.

Also on this day in 2020 the Mexico City government sent out teams to help the home-bound and the homeless during the shutdown that was declared to combat the new coronavirus. See more top news photos as selected by the Associated Press.

Also on this day in 2020 China's National Health Commission reported dozens of new COVID-19 cases, most of which it said were imported infections in recent arrivals from abroad and two "native" cases in the southern province of Guangdong. See more top news photos as selected by the Associated Press.

Also on this day in 2020 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a complete lockdown over the Passover feast to control the country's coronavirus outbreak, but offered citizens some hope by saying he expected to lift widespread restrictions after the week-long holiday. See more top news photos as selected by the Associated Press.

Also on this day in 2020, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency for Tokyo and six other prefectures to ramp up defenses against the spread of the coronavirus. See more top news photos as selected by the Associated Press.

Also on this day in 2020, a cruise ship that had been floating at sea with coronavirus patients aboard for two weeks after being turned away from South American ports was finally allowed to dock in Florida after days of negotiation with local officials. See more top news photos as selected by the Associated Press.

Also on this day in 2020, China said a chartered flight was bound for London to pick up a group of Chinese international students who had struggled to return home as COVID-19 spread around the world. See more top news photos as selected by the Associated Press.

Also on this day in 2020, the Argentine government said that the number of people requesting food assistance had increased following the lockdowns that had left many people unable to work amid the COVID-19 pandemic. See more top news photos as selected by the Associated Press.

Also on this day in 2020, South Africa went into a nationwide lockdown for 21 days in an effort to control the spread of the coronavirus, and patrols increased in the streets to enforce the lockdown. See more top news photos as selected by the Associated Press.

Also on this day in 2020, the iconic Matterhorn mountain was illuminated by Swiss light artist Gerry Hofstetter to send messages of hope, support and solidarity to the ones suffering from the coronavirus pandemic. See more top news photos as selected by the Associated Press.