A million cities worldwide are desolate: empty streets, closed cafes and restaurants, and more and more shops closing their doors. Whoever goes on the road, wears a mask.
The corona crisis hits the global economy at its heart. Tourist attractions have suddenly become deserted places and will remain so in the coming weeks—a photo overview.
©AFP – Only three officers populate the Esplanade du Trocadero, the square in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. ©AP – On the Santa Monica pier near Los Angeles, California, all shops are virtually closed. ©REUTERS – An almost empty shopping center in Canada’s largest city, Toronto. ©REUTERS – A homeless person also wears a mask on a deserted street in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina. ©EPA – Empty terraces in the center of Rome. ©REUTERS – It is normal to walk on the Ramblas in Barcelona. Cowboy, America’s most famous street musician, will be performing with a mouth mask in the near future. ©EPA – Empty terraces in the center of Rome. ©AFP – On Times Square in Manhattan (New York City) the advertising screens twinkle as normal, but there is hardly a soul to be seen. ©Michael Kappeler/DPA – The Alexanderplatz in Berlin, normally one of the busiest shopping streets in the German capital. ©REUTERS – An empty square in front of The Sydney Opera House in the Australian metropolis of the same name. ©REUTERS – This bagpipe player is brave at an empty Westminster Bridge in London. ©EPA – A passer-by with a mask on Sunday passed the deserted St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City (Rome). The Pope now gives his weekly sermon via the Internet.
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