A look at the best news photos from around the world.
March 13, 2020
![Iranian firefighters disinfect streets in the capital Tehran in an effort to halt the spread of the new coronavirus.](https://gdb.voanews.com/39fec368-8b57-4945-acd8-5b51d20160a9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Iranian firefighters disinfect streets in the capital Tehran in an effort to halt the spread of the new coronavirus.
![A look of St. Peter's Square, on the fourth day of a mass lockdown across of all Italy, put in place to slow the outbreak of coronavirus, as seen from Rome, Italy.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b63c04a9-e666-4583-bc3b-d20b32738ce6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A look of St. Peter's Square, on the fourth day of a mass lockdown across of all Italy, put in place to slow the outbreak of coronavirus, as seen from Rome, Italy.
![Naga women carry firewood as they walk home from a day in the field near Viswema village, in the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland.](https://gdb.voanews.com/58ad24f4-23a4-48b1-8c90-eab86e282ded_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Naga women carry firewood as they walk home from a day in the field near Viswema village, in the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland.
![A newspaper headline announcing the closure of large events is seen as a cable car goes down California Street in San Francisco.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c49776a0-519c-4b51-a783-c00e6add2481_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A newspaper headline announcing the closure of large events is seen as a cable car goes down California Street in San Francisco.