A look at the best news photos from around the world.
February 2, 2020
![Officials in full protective gear disinfect Indonesian students upon the arrival at Hang Nadim international airport in Batam, following their evacuation from Wuhan, China, due to the coronavirus outbreak. (photo released by Indonesian Embassy)](https://gdb.voanews.com/0caaac3d-38ee-4d25-be59-1ba60c5ebbdd_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Officials in full protective gear disinfect Indonesian students upon the arrival at Hang Nadim international airport in Batam, following their evacuation from Wuhan, China, due to the coronavirus outbreak. (photo released by Indonesian Embassy)
![Participants dressed as Schleicher attend the traditional Schleicherlaufen run during Shrovetide (Fasnacht) in Telfs, Austria.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f5b11b4b-d5b1-44d5-83e2-363b9d23501d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Participants dressed as Schleicher attend the traditional Schleicherlaufen run during Shrovetide (Fasnacht) in Telfs, Austria.
![Jasper Iwema of Netherlands falls down while competing with Lukas Hutla of Czech Republic during the final round of the FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship at the Medeo rink in Almaty, Kazakhstan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6ffaaa3b-fae2-4cf6-85ed-8d44043adda1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Jasper Iwema of Netherlands falls down while competing with Lukas Hutla of Czech Republic during the final round of the FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship at the Medeo rink in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
![Ranger Gabriel Lesoipa is surrounded by desert locusts as he and a ground team relay the coordinates of the swarm to a plane spraying pesticides, in Nasuulu Conservancy, northern Kenya, Feb. 1, 2020.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5ff3b586-43ab-4582-9a19-cb8f278e5d24_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Ranger Gabriel Lesoipa is surrounded by desert locusts as he and a ground team relay the coordinates of the swarm to a plane spraying pesticides, in Nasuulu Conservancy, northern Kenya, Feb. 1, 2020.