Top news in pictures: Coronavirus outbreak, Iraq protests, and more

Here are some of the top images of the day.

January 24, 2020 11:55 am | Updated 01:52 pm IST

1.00 p.m. | Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr protest against what they say is U.S. presence and violations in Iraq, during a demonstration in Baghdad, Iraq on January 24, 2020.

12:00 | Serena Williams of the U.S. reacts as she plays China's Wang Qiang in their third round singles match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, on January 24, 2020.

11:00 | National Cadet Corps (NCC) contingent marches during the full dress rehearsal for the upcoming Republic Day Parade at Lal Parade ground, in Bhopal, January 24, 2020.

10:00 | An employee sprays disinfectant on a train as a precaution against a new coronavirus at Suseo Station in Seoul, South Korea on January 24, 2020. China broadened its unprecedented, open-ended lockdowns to encompass around 25 million people Friday to try to contain a deadly new virus that has sickened hundreds, though the measures' potential for success is uncertain.

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1.00 p.m. | Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr protest against what they say is U.S. presence and violations in Iraq, during a demonstration in Baghdad, Iraq on January 24, 2020.

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