JIUQUAN, May 12, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Two satellites, Xingyun-2 01 and 02, are launched by a Kuaizhou-1A (KZ-1A) carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, May 12, 2020. China on Tuesday sent two satellites into orbit to test the space-based Internet of Things (IoT) communications technology. The satellites were launched here at 9:16 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. They have successfully entered their planned orbit.

LONDON, May 12, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Construction workers are seen at Piccadilly Circus in London, Britain, on May 11, 2020. The British government on Monday published the document of the long-expected COVID-19 recovery plan, hoping to gradually ease the lockdown measures while at the same time getting the coronavirus pandemic under control.

BAT YAM, May 12, 2020 (Xinhua) -- People work out on a playground in the central Israeli city of Bat Yam amid COVID-19 pandemic on May 11, 2020.

PARIS, May 12, 2020 (Xinhua) -- People are seen at the Trocadero Palace in Paris, France, May 11, 2020. France on Monday cautiously started a gradual process to return to normalcy, easing some restrictions while maintaining others to avoid a new epidemic wave. Paris, France