March 19 (newsin.asia) – As the coronavirus continues to spread, millions are under lockdown all over the world. Countries enforce lockdowns and advise their residents to stay at home hoping to slow down the spread of the virus.
Since social distancing is now in trend, many streets, transport hubs, and tourist attractions are eerily empty.
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A man boards an empty train from an equally empty platform in Munich on March 18, 2020.PHOTO: AFPCalifornia Street, usually filled with iconic cable cars, is seen mostly empty in San Francisco on March 17, 2020.PHOTO: AFPPolicemen stand on the Trocadero square near the Eiffel Tower in Paris on March 17, 2020, while a strict lockdown comes into effect in France to stop the spread of the coronavirus.PHOTO: AFPA man walks across an empty medieval Charles Bridge in Prague, as the Czech government restricts movement of people to slow the spread of the coronavirus on March 16, 2020.PHOTO: REUTERSAbout 200 school buses are parked at the Montgomery County Schools Clarksburg Bus Depot in Clarksburg, Maryland on March 16, 2020.PHOTO: AFPHundreds of boats sit docked at the Elliott Bay Marina in Seattle, Washington, on March 16, 2020.PHOTO: REUTERSAir planes of German carrier Lufthansa are parked at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany, on March 16, 2020.PHOTO: REUTERSAn aerial photo shows unused tourist buses parked on a lot near Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok on March 8, 2020.PHOTO: AFPA 10 km queue of trucks stuck on the A12 motorway near the Polish-German border from outside the eastern German town of Frankfurt on March 16, 2020.PHOTO: AFPThe rooftop of STA Vehicle Inspection Centre packed with taxis from ComfortDelGro as seen on March 6, 2020.ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM
Lining up at a safe distance from each other outside a grocery store.Credit…Dmitry Kostyukov for The New York Times