News in Pics May 17: Best photos from across the world

Thai officials (L) pose as they hand over certificates to people allowed to leave a 14-day quarantine imposed to halt the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus at a school in Panaret, in southern Thailand's Pattani province on May 17, 2020. Credit: AFP Photo

People wearing face masks are seen at Wuhan Railway Station, in Wuhan, the Chinese city hit the hardest by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in the Hubei province, China, May 17, 2020. Credit: Reuters File Photo

Shiite Muslims gather, albeit in fewer numbers due to the COVID-19 pandemic, at the Imam Ali shrine in the central Iraqi holy city of Najaf late on May 16, 2020, to mark Lailat al-Qadr, a night in the holy month of Ramadan during which the Koran was first revealed to the Prophet Mohammed in the seventh century. Credit: AFP Photo

A volunteer wearing protective gear amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus takes the temperature of a resident while going door-to-door for health check-ups in Yangon on May 17, 2020. Credit: AFP Photo

Torrey Pines High School graduating student Phoebe Seip, 18 (right), and her sister Sydney, 22, watch former United States President Barack Obama deliver a virtual commencement address to millions of high school seniors who will miss graduation ceremonies due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, while celebrating Phoebe?s canceled prom night at home in San Diego, California, U.S. Credit: Reuters Photo