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
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
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
