Today in Pictures, Feb 27, 2020

Health workers bring food to quarantined guests at a hotel in Alassio, Italy, man sets himself on fire during a protest in Kiev, Ukraine, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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February 27, 2020 at 1:05 PM

A photo issued on Feb 27, 2020, shows civil protection and health workers wearing protective suits and health masks while delivering the evening meal to the Bel Sit hotel in Alassio, italy. 34 people from Asti have been quarantined after a person staying at the hotel tested positive for Covid-19. Officials said that the number of people which have died due to the COVID-19 coronavirus in Italy has climbed to 12 while more than 400 persons have contracted the virus. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A man sets himself on fire during protest rallies in front of the presidential office in Kiev, Ukraine February 26, 2020. The man, who called himself Oleksandr Burlakov, said subsequently that his motive was to draw the attention of the authorities to his plight, related to the ownership of the land parcel. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man walks through destruction remains from deadly riots in New Delhi on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020. PHOTO: THE NEW YORK TIMES

A youth looks out of a partially submerged building as swans paddle in the flood waters in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, in central England on February 26, 2020 after further rain pushed already high water levels following Storms Ciara and Dennis even higher and caused the river Severn to breach emergency defences. PHOTO: AFP

A loader crane removes dead pigs from the road following a cattle truck crash in Madrid on February 26, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

Democratic presidential candidate Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is reflected in a student's glasses as she speaks at a Get Out the Vote Rally at South Carolina State University ahead of South Carolina's primary on February 26, 2020 in Orangeburg, South Carolina. PHOTO: GETYY IMAGES/AFP

A man poses for a selfie next to giant puppet representing North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un during a traditional carnival parade through the streets of Recife in northeastern Brazil on February 25, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

A guereza monkey, Colobus Guereza, holds a newborn baby at Prague Zoo, in Czech Republic, February 26,2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

Models present creations for Yves Saint Laurent at the end of the Women's Fall-Winter 2020-2021 Ready-to-Wear collection fashion show in Paris, on February 25, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

Sporting de Braga player, Raul Silva (L), fights for the ball with Ianis Hagi (R) of Glasgow Rangers during their UEFA Europa League match at Municipal de Braga Stadium in Braga, Portugal, Februaryv 26, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

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