In Pictures: China Pays Tribute To Thousands Who Died Of COVID-19, With Three-Minute Silence

Sanitation workers wearing face masks pay tribute during China's national mourning for those who died of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on the Qingming tomb-sweeping festival, in Beijing.

People pay tribute to the victims who lost their lives in the fight against Covid-19 in Wuhan, Hubei province. During the national mourning, flags fly at half-mast across the country, three minutes of silence is observed as sirens, and horns of cars, trains, and ships wail in grief.

Delivery boys standing amid parcels observe a moment of silence outside a shopping mall in Wuhan, Hubei province.

Wearing white blossoms stuck to their chest, Chinese President Xi Jinping and other government authorities pay quiet tribute in Beijing.

Medical staff bows their heads during a national moment of mourning for victims of coronavirus in Wuhan, in central China's Hubei Province. More than 1.1 million people have been infected with coronavirus and over 60,000 people have died since the virus emerged in China late last year.

People wearing protective masks stand to pay tribute to those who died of the coronavirus disease, on the Qingming tomb-sweeping festival. The Qingmin festival AKA Chinese Memorial Day or Ancestors' Day is a traditional Chinese festival observed by the Han Chinese of Mainland China.

Locals and police officer bow their heads during a national moment of mourning for victims of coronavirus in Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province.? The Coronavirus pandemic has brought the world to a halt as almost all the countries struggle to maintain their daily operations.

At Tiananmen, Square People observe a moment of silence in front of the Chinese national flag that is flying at half-mast, as China holds national mourning for those who died of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on the Qingming tomb-sweeping festival in Beijing.

A female cyclist stops and pays tribute during a national moment of mourning for victims of the coronavirus, in Beijing.

People stand along a street paying tribute during a national moment of mourning for victims of the coronavirus, in Beijing