VANCOUVER, April 28, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Buses are parked at the Vancouver Transit Center in Vancouver, Canada, April 27, 2020. Metro Vancouvers transportation authority TransLink announced on Monday that it is laying off 1,492 workers with further reduction in services due to the massive downturn in ridership during the COVID-19 pandemic. As of Monday afternoon, there were 48,230 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada and 2,701 deaths.

WASHINGTON D.C., April 28, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Medical workers carry a patient from an ambulance to George Washington University Hospital in Washington D.C., the United States, on April 27, 2020. Global confirmed COVID-19 cases topped 3 million on Monday, reaching 3,002,303 as of 1 p.m. (1700 GMT), according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.

PARIS, April 28, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 27, 2020 shows the Notre-Dame Cathedral under restoration in Paris, capital of France. The renovation of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris resumed on Monday after a suspension since March 17 due to the COVID-19 epidemic, the public agency overseeing the project announced.

MUNICH, April 28, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Pedestrians wearing face masks are seen in Munich, Germany, April 27, 2020. In most German states, face masks or an equivalent mouth-and-nose cover have become mandatory on Monday when people travel by bus or train or go shopping.