News in Pics May 22: Best photos from around the world

A Paramilitary Police officer stands guard in a street near the Great Hall of the People on the opening day of the National People's Congress (NPC) following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Beijing, China. (Reuters photo)

People watch the sunset on Tybee Island, near Savannah, Georgia. (AFP Photo)

Chinese officials, some wearing face masks following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, attend the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. (Reuters photo)

ustin Allgaier, driver of the #7 Precision Build Chevrolet, stands on the grid during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Toyota 200 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. (AFP Photo)

Argentine Comandant Javier Revilla and pilot Miguel Belharch prepare the take off aboard the emergency helicopter of the Medical Emergency System (SAME) of Buenos Aires. (AFP Photo)

Relatives pray for a relative who died of COVID-19, as morgue workers, wearing a protective suit and a face mask, stand next to them, at a cemetery in Istanbul. (AFP Photo)

Visitors take to the boardwalk which reopened in Long Beach, New York. (AFP Photo)

A Man sits at the boardwalk on benches that have been altered to adhere to social distancing guidelines, as it reopened in Long Beach, New York. (AFP Photo)

Migrants from West Bengal walk to board a train at Mathura junction, during the ongoing COVID-19 nationwide lockdown, in Mathura. (PTI Photo)