The images of the day

1A worker disinfects Thean Hou Temple on the first day of the Chinese New Year celebrations in the Malaysian capital.

The movement control order that is currently applied across the country to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, has been extended until February 18.

Vincent Thian AP

2A man is sprayed with disinfectant as he enters the Seng Guan temple in Chinatown during Chinese New Year amid a COVID-19 outbreak, in Manila, Philippines.

Eloisa López REUTERS

3The nurse, Patricia Carrete, walks through the corridors of a field hospital during the night shift.

The center is prepared to attend a wave of COVID-19 patients, in Cranston (Rhode Island, USA).

The infection rate in this town has dropped since it was the highest in the world two months ago, and many of the 335 beds in the field hospital are now empty.

David Goldman AP

4A huge coronavirus-shaped balloon floats in the Yarkon River during a protest against the Israeli government's handling of the crisis caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) and the alleged corruption of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Corinna Kern REUTERS

5A protester dressed as the protagonists of 'La Casa de Papel' holds a photograph of the deposed democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a demonstration, held in Rangoon (Burma), against the coup on February 1.

The military government of Burma has arrested more than 260 people after the coup on February 1, while new demonstrations are scheduled for this Friday.

Lynn Bo Bo EFE

6A person skates on the ice at the Hofvijver pond in The Hague on February 12, 2021. Bart Maat AFP

7A health worker prepares a dose of the vaccine against covid-19.

Hundreds of people in their 80s, who do not live in residences and who can travel to the vaccination centers that have been established in the province of Córdoba, are already receiving their doses.

EFE rooms

8The sun rises over the snow-covered rooftops of central Prague on February 12, 2021, as temperatures drop to 17 degrees below zero in the Czech capital.

Michal Cizek AFP

9A butterfly lands on Japan's Naomi Osaka's face as she plays Tunisian Ons Jabeur during her women's singles match on the fifth day of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on February 12, 2021. Paul CROCK AFP

10A person bounces a ball on a basketball court as the sun sets in Angels Gate Park, in the San Pedro section of Los Angeles.

Marcio José Sánchez AP

11A boy watches his parents lighting incense as an offering to their ancestors at the Jade Temple of Buddha in Shanghai, China.

The lunar New Year is celebrated on February 12 and marks the beginning of the Year of the Ox.

ALEX PLAVEVSKI EFE

12German Alexander Zverev in action during his third round match against Frenchman Adrian at the Australian Open in Melbourne.

Kelly Defina REUTERS