BEIJING, Jan. 28, 2020 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.

Photo taken on Jan. 27, 2020 shows a press conference held by the National Health Commission in Beijing, capital of China. The seven-day Spring Festival vacation, scheduled to end on Jan. 30, was extended to Feb. 2. Universities, primary and middle schools and kindergartens across the country will postpone the opening of the spring semester until further notice, according to the General Office of the State Council.

Community-based public places where crowds gather should be strictly cleaned and disinfected and have good ventilation in order to create an environment with sound sanitation conditions, according to officials at a press conference given by the National Health Commission Monday. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei)

Wu Lingling, a nurse from the Central Hospital of Shanghai Fengxian District says goodbye to her husband Zhao Kun before leaving for Wuhan at Shanghai South Railway Station in east China's Shanghai, Jan. 27, 2020. A team comprised of 50 medical workers from 40 hospitals in Shanghai left for Wuhan City on Monday to aid the novel coronavirus control efforts there. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)

Aerial photo taken on Jan. 27, 2020 shows the scenery of the snow covered Shucheng County in east China's Anhui Province. (Xinhua/Tao Ming)

Members of the medical team of the Second Military Medical University receive praise from a patient at Hankou Hospital in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 27, 2020. The medical team from the Second Military Medical University helps Hankou Hospital on problems concerning the capability of the hospital and the serious shortage of medical staff. The medical team plans to set up respiratory wards and two 78-bed wards at Hankou Hospital. (Photo by Chen Jing/Xinhua)

U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper (L) welcomes French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, the United States, on Jan. 27, 2020. (Photo by Ting Shen/Xinhua)

People take part in a protest in front of Iranian Foreign Ministry in Tehran, Iran, on Jan. 27, 2020. A group of people gathered in front of Iranian Foreign Ministry on Monday to announce their opposition to any "possible" talks with the United States over the thorny issues, Iranian Student News Agency (ISNA) reported. (Photo by Ahmad Halabisaz/Xinhua)

Simona Halep of Romania serves during the women's singles fourth round match against Elise Mertens of Belgium at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia on Jan. 27, 2020. Halep won the match by 2-0. (Photo by Bai Xue/Xinhua)

Photo taken on Jan. 27, 2020 shows the wreckage of the crashed plane in Deh Yak district of Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The Afghan Taliban claimed Monday that its fighters shot down a U.S. forces' aircraft in eastern Ghazni province. The U.S. military said on Monday that it is monitoring the situation following reports of a U.S. aircraft crash in Afghanistan. (Photo by Saifullah/Xinhua)

People visit Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, on Jan. 26, 2020. The United Nations in 2005 designated Jan. 27 as an annual International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

Israel's Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz speaks during a press conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, Jan. 25, 2020. Benny Gantz, the main political rival of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, announced on Saturday that he will meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington to discuss a Mideast peace plan. (Tomer Neuberg/JINI/Handout via Xinhua)

An electronic screen shows the trading data at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, the United States, on Jan. 27, 2020. U.S. stocks ended significantly lower on Monday. The Dow fell 1.57 percent to 28,535.80, the S&P 500 decreased 1.57 percent to 3,243.63, and the Nasdaq dropped 1.89 percent to 9,139.31. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)■