A look at the best news photos from around the world.
April 8, 2021
![Cemetery workers wearing protective gear lower the coffin of a person who died from complications related to COVID-19 into a gravesite at the Vila Formosa cemetery in Sao Paulo, Brazil, April 7, 2021.](https://gdb.voanews.com/bd97af1b-19f4-44de-8b67-4126418fea79_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Cemetery workers wearing protective gear lower the coffin of a person who died from complications related to COVID-19 into a gravesite at the Vila Formosa cemetery in Sao Paulo, Brazil, April 7, 2021.
![People stand at the door of their houses in a restricted area after cases of COVID-19 were detected in Havana, Cuba, April 7, 2021.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7a3903b4-dd59-434f-94f4-71fdc7629a4b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People stand at the door of their houses in a restricted area after cases of COVID-19 were detected in Havana, Cuba, April 7, 2021.
![A worker disinfects the lobby of the hotel Alba Caracas which is being readied to become a hospital for patients suffering from the COVID-19 in Caracas, Venezuela, April 7, 2021.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7363a57d-f856-435e-9919-7247b920e768_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A worker disinfects the lobby of the hotel Alba Caracas which is being readied to become a hospital for patients suffering from the COVID-19 in Caracas, Venezuela, April 7, 2021.
![A Basil Twist's puppeteer sits with a sheep puppet prior to a New York Philharmonic performance at Hearst Plaza at Lincoln Center, April 7, 2021 in New York City.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e13dbd87-3971-42b1-b5f7-a2eb507b06ac_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Basil Twist's puppeteer sits with a sheep puppet prior to a New York Philharmonic performance at Hearst Plaza at Lincoln Center, April 7, 2021 in New York City.