Here are some of the most powerful photos of 2020 selected by BuzzFeed News:
 Dana Clark and her 18-month-old son, Mason, wait in line at City Hall as early voting begins for the upcoming presidential election in New Orleans, the US, on Oct. 16. Clark said she donned this protective cover because didn't know how many people would be wearing masks in line, and her child doesn't have a mask. Photo: Kathleen Flynn / Reuters |
 An aerial view of the construction site of a field hospital for coronavirus patients in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province, Jan. 24. The builders were expected to complete the 1,000-bed hospital by Feb. 3 to cope with the surge of COVID-19 patients in the city. Photo: Barcroft Media / Getty Images |
 Judie Shape, center, who tested positive for the coronavirus, blows a kiss to her son-in-law, Michael Spencer, left, as Shape's daughter, Lori Spencer looks on, March 11, at the Life Care Center in Kirkland, Washington, the US. Photo: Ted S. Warren / AP |
 A teacher and students wear hats designed to practice social distancing to help curb the spread of the coronavirus at Ban Pa Muad School in Chiang Mai, north of Thailand, July 3. Photo: Wichai Taprieu / AP |
 Newborn Phuc An wears a protective face shield during the coronavirus outbreak in Hanoi, Vietnam, April 13. Photo: Nguyen Huy Kham / Reuters |
 Dr. Joseph Varon hugs and comforts a patient in the COVID-19 intensive care unit at the United Memorial Medical Center on Nov. 26 in Houston. Photo: Go Nakamura / Getty Images |
 An aerial view shows people gathered inside painted circles on the grass encouraging social distancing at Dolores Park in San Francisco on May 22. Photo: Josh Edelson / Getty Images |
 The body of a man who died from COVID is seen wrapped in a body bag at the United Memorial Medical Center's intensive care unit in Houston, June 29. Photo: Callaghan O'hare / Reuters |
 Roxie Washington and Gianna Floyd, daughter of George Floyd, attend the funeral service in the chapel at the Fountain of Praise church June 9 in Houston, the US. George Floyd was killed by police in Minneapolis on May 25, sparking nationwide protests. Photo: Getty Images |
 Supporters wait for a Donald Trump rally at Hickory Regional Airport in North Carolina, Nov. 1. Photo: Hannah Mckay / Reuters |
 A cab driver raises his fist as people celebrate news announcements that Democratic nominee Joe Biden had won the 2020 US presidential election, New York City, Nov. 7. Photo: Andrew Kelly / Reuters |
 Flames from the LNU Lightning Complex fires burn in unincorporated Napa County, California, on Aug. 18. Photo: Noah Berger / AP |
 A migrant pulls a girl lying on a cart, following a fire at the Moria camp on the island of Lesbos, Greece, Sept. 11. Photo: Alkis Konstantinidis / Reuters |
 An aerial view shows the massive damage done to Beirut port's grain silos and the area around it on Aug. 5, 2020, one day after a mega-blast tore through the harbor in the heart of the Lebanese capital with the force of an earthquake, killing more than 200 people and injuring about 5,000 others. Photo: Getty Images |
 Pakistani student Varsha Thebo, 27, attends her online graduation ceremony in her bedroom at the International Student House where she resides at Georgetown University, in Washington, DC, on May 15. Photo: Agnes Bun / Getty Images |
 Olivia Grant hugs her grandmother, Mary Grace Sileo, through a plastic drop cloth hung up on a homemade clothesline during Memorial Day weekend on May 24 in Wantagh, New York. It was the first time they had had contact of any kind since the coronavirus lockdown started in late February. Photo: Al Bello / Getty Images |
 Musicians from UceLi Quartet perform for an audience made up of 2,292 plants on June 22 in Barcelona. Photo: Jordi Vidal / Getty Images |