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Deserted Streets and Public Places Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

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As the coronavirus, dubbed COVID-19, continues to spread around the world, authorities are moving to cancel festivals, mass entertainment and sports events and in some cases even military drills and schools.

God helps him who helps himself - a saying tells us, that's why the general public itself prefers to stay at home and avoid public places to prevent the spread of the disease.

Earlier, space technology development company Maxar released aerial photos of deserted pilgrimage sites, empty highways and squares, to show the devastating effect of the COVID-19 virus.

Returning from the skies to the earth, here are close-up views of popular tourist destinations and places of everyday visits from train stations to schools.

 

 

© AFP 2023 / Bandar AldandaniAn eerie emptiness enveloped the sacred Kaaba in Mecca's Grand Mosque, Islam's holiest site, where attendance at Friday prayers was hit by measures to protect against the deadly new coronavirus.
An aerial view shows an empty white-tiled area surrounding the Kaaba in Mecca's Grand Mosque, on March 6, 2020 - Sputnik International
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An eerie emptiness enveloped the sacred Kaaba in Mecca's Grand Mosque, Islam's holiest site, where attendance at Friday prayers was hit by measures to protect against the deadly new coronavirus.
© REUTERS / Edgar SuA restaurant promoter waits for customers at the largely empty Chinatown as tourism takes a decline due to the coronavirus outbreak in Singapore February 21, 2020.
A restaurant promoter waits for customers at the largely empty Chinatown as tourism takes a decline due to the coronavirus outbreak in Singapore February 21, 2020 - Sputnik International
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A restaurant promoter waits for customers at the largely empty Chinatown as tourism takes a decline due to the coronavirus outbreak in Singapore February 21, 2020.
© REUTERS / Guglielmo MangiapaneThe Colosseum is virtually deserted after a decree orders for the whole of Italy to be on lockdown in an unprecedented clampdown aimed at beating the coronavirus, in Rome, Italy, March 10, 2020.
The Colosseum is virtually deserted after a decree orders for the whole of Italy to be on lockdown in an unprecedented clampdown aimed at beating the coronavirus, in Rome, Italy, March 10, 2020 - Sputnik International
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The Colosseum is virtually deserted after a decree orders for the whole of Italy to be on lockdown in an unprecedented clampdown aimed at beating the coronavirus, in Rome, Italy, March 10, 2020.
© AFP 2023 / Rob EngelaarA picture taken on March 9, 2020 shows an empty classroom in a primary school in Son en Breugel in southern Netherlands as pupils had their classes suspended following the outbreak of the COVID-19.
A picture taken on March 9, 2020 shows an empty classroom in a primary school in Son en Breugel in southern Netherlands as pupils had their classes suspended following the outbreak of the COVID-19 - Sputnik International
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A picture taken on March 9, 2020 shows an empty classroom in a primary school in Son en Breugel in southern Netherlands as pupils had their classes suspended following the outbreak of the COVID-19.
© AFP 2023 / William WestA shopper passes empty shelves usually stocked with toilet paper in a supermarket in Melbourne on March 5, 2020. COVID-19 coronavirus fears have triggered runs on several products, including hand sanitisers and face masks, with images of shoppers stacking trolleys with toilet rolls spreading on social media.
A shopper passes empty shelves usually stocked with toilet paper in a supermarket in Melbourne on March 5, 2020 - Sputnik International
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A shopper passes empty shelves usually stocked with toilet paper in a supermarket in Melbourne on March 5, 2020. COVID-19 coronavirus fears have triggered runs on several products, including hand sanitisers and face masks, with images of shoppers stacking trolleys with toilet rolls spreading on social media.
© AFP 2023 / Mladen AntonovA tourist sits on a sun lounger on an empty beach in Pattaya on March 7, 2020, as visitor numbers in the region have plunged due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
A tourist sits on a sun lounger on an empty beach in Pattaya on March 7, 2020, as visitor numbers in the region have plunged due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus - Sputnik International
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A tourist sits on a sun lounger on an empty beach in Pattaya on March 7, 2020, as visitor numbers in the region have plunged due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
© AFP 2023 / Mladen AntonovAn aerial photo shows unused tourist buses parked on a lot near Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok on March 8, 2020. Ranks of tourist buses idle under a burning sun while once-bustling theme parks lie empty -- from above, striking images reveal the hollowing out of Thai tourism due to fears of the new coronavirus.
An aerial photo shows unused tourist buses parked on a lot near Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok on March 8, 2020 - Sputnik International
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An aerial photo shows unused tourist buses parked on a lot near Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok on March 8, 2020. Ranks of tourist buses idle under a burning sun while once-bustling theme parks lie empty -- from above, striking images reveal the hollowing out of Thai tourism due to fears of the new coronavirus.
© REUTERS / Emilio AndreoliSoccer Football - Europa League - Round of 32 Second Leg - Inter Milan v Ludogorets - San Siro, Milan, Italy - February 27, 2020. The teams line up before the match in an empty stadium after fans were not allowed in over coronavirus fears.
The teams line up before the match in an empty stadium after fans were not allowed in over coronavirus fears - Sputnik International
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Soccer Football - Europa League - Round of 32 Second Leg - Inter Milan v Ludogorets - San Siro, Milan, Italy - February 27, 2020. The teams line up before the match in an empty stadium after fans were not allowed in over coronavirus fears.
© AFP 2023 / Piero CruciattiProfessor Maurizio Casiraghi of the Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences of Milano Bicocca records a lesson on the evolution of genomes in an empty classroom in Milan, on March 5, 2020. Italy closed all schools and universities until March 15 to help combat the spread of the novel coronavirus crisis. The government decision was announced moments after health officials said the death toll from COVID-19 had jumped to 107 and the number of cases had passed 3,000.
Профессор Маурицио Казираги в пустой аудитории университета, Милан - Sputnik International
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Professor Maurizio Casiraghi of the Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences of Milano Bicocca records a lesson on the evolution of genomes in an empty classroom in Milan, on March 5, 2020. Italy closed all schools and universities until March 15 to help combat the spread of the novel coronavirus crisis. The government decision was announced moments after health officials said the death toll from COVID-19 had jumped to 107 and the number of cases had passed 3,000.
© REUTERS / Local Team/REUTERS TVEmpty ski lifts are seen at a ski resort in the Lombardy side of the Passo del Tonale, which lies between the Italian regions of Lombardy and Trentino, after it was closed due to strict government measures to try and contain a coronavirus outbreak, in this still image taken from video at Passo del Tonale, Italy, March 9, 2020.
Empty ski lifts are seen at a ski resort in the Lombardy side of the Passo del Tonale, which lies between the Italian regions of Lombardy and Trentino, after it was closed due to strict government measures to try and contain a coronavirus outbreak, in this still image taken from video at Passo del Tonale, Italy, March 9, 2020 - Sputnik International
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Empty ski lifts are seen at a ski resort in the Lombardy side of the Passo del Tonale, which lies between the Italian regions of Lombardy and Trentino, after it was closed due to strict government measures to try and contain a coronavirus outbreak, in this still image taken from video at Passo del Tonale, Italy, March 9, 2020.
© AP Photo / Seth WenigA customer walks past mostly empty shelves that normally hold toilet paper and paper towels at a Costco store in Teterboro, N.J., Monday, March 2, 2020.
A customer walks past mostly empty shelves that normally hold toilet paper and paper towels at a Costco store in Teterboro, N.J., Monday, March 2, 2020 - Sputnik International
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A customer walks past mostly empty shelves that normally hold toilet paper and paper towels at a Costco store in Teterboro, N.J., Monday, March 2, 2020.
© REUTERS / KyodoSpectators' seats are seen empty as sumo wrestlers hold a Dohyo ring entering ceremony at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament which is taking place behind closed doors amid the spread of coronavirus, in Osaka, western Japan, March 8, 2020, in this photo taken by Kyodo.
Spectators' seats are seen empty as sumo wrestlers hold a Dohyo ring entering ceremony at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament which is taking place behind closed doors amid the spread of coronavirus, in Osaka, western Japan, March 8, 2020, in this photo taken by Kyodo - Sputnik International
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Spectators' seats are seen empty as sumo wrestlers hold a Dohyo ring entering ceremony at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament which is taking place behind closed doors amid the spread of coronavirus, in Osaka, western Japan, March 8, 2020, in this photo taken by Kyodo.
© REUTERS / Remo Casilli General view of St. Peter's Square after the Vatican reports its first case of coronavirus, at the Vatican, March 6, 2020.
General view of St. Peter's Square after the Vatican reports its first case of coronavirus, at the Vatican, March 6, 2020 - Sputnik International
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General view of St. Peter's Square after the Vatican reports its first case of coronavirus, at the Vatican, March 6, 2020.
© AP Photo / Alvaro BarrientosA pedestrian walks along an empty street in the old village of Haro, northern Spain, Monday, March 9, 2020. Health authorities in the Madrid region say that infections for the new coronavirus have more than doubled in the past 24 hours.
A pedestrian walks along an empty street in the old village of Haro, northern Spain, Monday, March 9, 2020 - Sputnik International
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A pedestrian walks along an empty street in the old village of Haro, northern Spain, Monday, March 9, 2020. Health authorities in the Madrid region say that infections for the new coronavirus have more than doubled in the past 24 hours.
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