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Solitary scenes in the coronavirus pandemic

Cities all around the world are going into lockdown because of Covid-19. Here are some of the pictures that show how the world's streets are emptying
Solitary scenes in the coronavirus pandemic

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Reuters
29 March, 2020, 05:45 pm
Last modified: 29 March, 2020, 07:28 pm

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Solitary scenes in the coronavirus pandemic

Cities all around the world are going into lockdown because of Covid-19. Here are some of the pictures that show how the world's streets are emptying

Reuters
29 March, 2020, 05:45 pm
Last modified: 29 March, 2020, 07:28 pm

More than a billion people around the world are living a very different life right now. Social distancing and self-isolation measures have transformed the cities.

Bars, restaurants, cultural venues have been shut down and public transport is suspended or reduced. In some countries, even going for a stroll requires official permission.

Here are some of the pictures that show how the world's streets are emptying.

A person wearing a mask walks along an empty street in Seoul, South Korea March 25, 2020. Reuters/Kim Hong-ji
A person wearing a mask walks along an empty street in Seoul, South Korea March 25, 2020. Reuters/Kim Hong-ji
Pope Francis delivers an extraordinary "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city and the world) blessing - normally given only at Christmas and Easter - from an empty St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, March 27, 2020. Reuters/Guglielmo Mangiapane
Pope Francis delivers an extraordinary "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city and the world) blessing - normally given only at Christmas and Easter - from an empty St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, March 27, 2020. Reuters/Guglielmo Mangiapane

A commuter enjoys the sunset alone on the upper deck of a Staten Island Ferry in Manhattan, New York City, March 26, 2020. Reuters/Caitlin Ochs

A guest talks on his mobile phone at a hotel in Hong Kong, China March 25, 2020. Reuters/Tyrone Siu

A woman wearing a protective face mask sits on a social distancing seat as she rides a bus in Bangkok, Thailand, March 27, 2020. Reuters/Chalinee Thirasupa

Jovan Figueroa plays basketball alone in Manhattan, New York City, March 26, 2020. Reuters/Caitlin Ochs

Resident Jillian Kislow makes face masks for her friends in her kitchen in Pasadena, California, March 26, 2020. Reuters/Mario Anzuoni

A man crosses a nearly empty 5th Avenue in midtown Manhattan, New York City, March 25, 2020. Reuters/Mike Segar

A woman walks on Recreio dos Bandeirantes beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil March 25, 2020. Reuters/Sergio Moraes

People wear face masks as they walk in a residential community in Xianning, Hubei province, China March 25, 2020. Reuters/Aly Song

An employee rests inside an office building during a curfew imposed in Belgrade, Serbia, March 23, 2020. Reuters/Marko Djurica

A woman stands on an empty Sandymount strand in Dublin, Ireland, March 23, 2020. Reuters/Clodagh Kilcoyne

A woman waits at the Workforce Solutions for South Texas lobby where chairs have been spaced out in Laredo, Texas, March 20, 2020. Reuters/Veronica G Cardenas

A woman walks her dog during a curfew in Belgrade, Serbia, March 23, 2020. Reuters/Marko Djurica

An aerial view of the deserted Place Gilleson in front of Notre Dame de la Treille Cathedral, in Lille, France March 24, 2020. Reuters/Pascal Rossignol

A lone commuter stands on the platform of a deserted train station during morning rush hour in Sydney, Australia, March 24, 2020. Reuters/Loren Elliott

A man sits outside closed shops following the lockdown in Manila, Philippines, March 24, 2020. Reuters/Eloisa

A man sits alone outside a pub on Carnaby Street in London, Britain, March 17, 2020. Reuters/Henry Nicholls

A man sits alone on a roof terrace during Italy's nationwide lockdown in Rome, Italy March 15, 2020. In the distance, no cars are seen on a usually busy highway. Reuters/Emily Roe

A faithful sits alone at the empty Notre-Dame des Victoires Cathedral during the Sunday mass, in Dakar, Senegal March 22, 2020. Reuters/Sylvain Cherkaoui

A man plays alone at the game center which is almost empty in Bangkok, Thailand March 19, 2020. Reuters/Chalinee Thirasupa

A lone commuter wearing a face mask sits in an empty train during morning rush hour after New South Wales began shutting down non-essential businesses and moving toward harsh penalties to enforce self-isolation in Sydney, Australia, March 24, 2020. Reuters/Loren Elliott

A man walks along the National Mall in Washington, March 15, 2020. Reuters/Carlos Barria

An empty street is seen in Manhattan, New York City, March 15, 2020. Reuters/Jeenah Moon

PhD student Sergio Antonio Perea Restrepo studies alone at University of Sao Paulo (USP) campus after classes were suspended in Sao Paulo, Brazil, March 17, 2020. Reuters/Amanda Perobelli

A general view of Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 22, 2020. Reuters/Ricardo Moraes

A passenger waits for a train at an empty platform in Richmond station west London, Britain, March 24, 2020. Reuters/Toby Melville

A woman wearing a protective mask walks outside Castel Sant'Angelo, in Rome, Italy March 23, 2020. Reuters/Remo Casilli

A woman walks through empty streets outside the Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington, March 20, 2020. Reuters/Brian Snyder

A person with a walker crosses 42nd Street in a mostly deserted Times Square in Manhattan, New York City, March 23, 2020. Reuters/Carlo Allegri

A person stands on the roof of a building after Cyprus in Nicosia, Cyprus March 22, 2020. Reuters/Yiannis Kourtoglou

A man walks across an empty medieval Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic, March 20, 2020. Reuters/David W Cerny

General view of a quiet circle line tube on the London underground in London, Britain, March 19, 2020. Reuters/Hannah McKay

A man wearing a face mask stands in an empty park in Prague, Czech Republic, March 23, 2020. Reuters/David W Cerny

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