In Pictures: How fears of the coronavirus have impacted life around the world

From empty schools to deserted tourist spots, everyday life has taken a hit as fears of the coronavirus spread globally

Updated
Mar 05, 2020, 05:24 PM
Published
Mar 05, 2020, 05:21 PM
A traveller wearing a mask sits in a near-empty check-in hall at Hong Kong International Airport on March 5, 2020. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG
The empty Castle Square in Turin, Italy, on March 4, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
An empty departure gate at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on March 4, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS
An empty classroom at Sapienza University of Rome on March 4, 2020. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG
A worker walking past an empty amusement ride at a deserted amusement and water park in Bangkok on March 3, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
A shopping mall with an ice-skating ring in Beijing is deserted on March 3, 2020, due to the coronavirus outbreak. PHOTO: AFP
A near-empty street in Myeongdong, a popular tourist and shopping district in Seoul, on March 3, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
University chemistry professor Luca De Gioia recording his lesson in an empty classroom to stream it online for his students at the Bicocca University in Milan on March 2, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS
Young men sitting in a near-empty cafe in Erbil, Iraq, on March 2, 2020, after a ban on smoking shisha tobacco following the coronavirus outbreak. PHOTO: REUTERS
An empty classroom is seen in a private school in Hawally, Kuwait City, on March 2, 2020, after schools and universities were suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak. PHOTO: REUTERS
A water bus without passengers in Venice on March 1, 2020, after the spread of coronavirus caused a decline in the number of tourists. PHOTO: REUTERS
An empty canal in Venice on March 1, 2020, after the spread of coronavirus caused a decline in tourist visits. PHOTO: REUTERS
Empty spectator stands during a baseball game between Chiba Lotte Marines and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, which is taking place behind closed doors at a stadium in Chiba, Japan, on Feb 29, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS
Inter Milan and Ludogorets football teams lining up before a Europa League match in an empty stadium in Milan on Feb 27, 2020, after fans were not allowed in over coronavirus fears. PHOTO: REUTERS
Drivers in tuk-tuks searching for customers in Bangkok on Feb 26, 2020. PHOTO: NYTIMES

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