In Pictures: Quiet stillness of empty public areas in Singapore

Closures, travel restrictions, and self-isolation measures during the circuit breaker period due to the coronavirus outbreak have cleared public areas, roads and tourist destinations. The Straits Times photographers have been capturing the quiet stillness of these public spaces.

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May 12, 2020, 12:17 PM

A couple takes pictures outside Ngee Ann City at Orchard Road on May 1, 2020. ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH

The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands is closed to the public, on April 9, 2020. ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO

Visitors to Merlion Park on April 11, 2020. ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG

A woman walks along Marina Bay Waterfront Promenade on April 16, 2020. ST PHOTO: MARCELLIN LOPEZ

A jogger exercises with a mask on at Kallang Riverside Park on April 16, 2020. ST PHOTO: JOEL CHAN

A lone commuter takes the escalator at Buona Vista MRT on April 18, 2020. ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN

A row of eateries at Toa Payoh Central on April 21, 2020. ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN

A woman crosses Robinson Road in the empty central business district on April 28, 2020. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG

A virtually empty Nex Shopping Mall on April 28, 2020. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG

A man runs along the Kallang Park Connector on April 28, 2020. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG

An almost empty Tanjong Pagar plaza on April 28, 2020. ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH

Shuttered shops with the exception of essential services at Clementi Mall on April 28, 2020. ST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG

An almost deserted New Bridge Road at Chinatown on April 29, 2020. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI

An almost empty Firefly Park in Clementi on April 30, 2020. ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG

A woman having a meal next to the Singapore River near UOB Tower located in Chulia Street on May 4, 2020. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG

A GrabFood delivery person walks through an empty Asia Square on May 5, 2020. ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN

An almost empty Junction 8 shopping mall in Bishan on May 5, 2020. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI

A cleaner sweeps the pavement at the Singapore Botanic Gardens on May 6, 2020. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG

A woman walks outside ION Orchard Mall on May 9, 2020. ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG

A man walks in the empty Clementi Mall on May 11, 2020. ST PHOTO: TIMOTHY DAVID

Low foot traffic is seen at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on May 10, 2020. ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE

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