In an all-out effort to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, health and government officials worldwide have mandated travel restrictions, closed schools and businesses, and set limits on public gatherings. People have also been urged to practice social distancing in public spaces, and to isolate themselves at home as much as possible. This rapid and widespread shift in rules and behavior has left much of the world looking very different than it did a few months ago, with emptied streets, schools, workplaces, and restaurants, and almost everyone staying home. Gathered below, some recent scenes from this pandemic, and of people coping with the many problems it is causing.
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1. Expatriates returning from Egypt, Syria, and Lebanon wait to be retested in a Kuwaiti health ministry containment and screening zone for COVID-19 in Kuwait City on March 16, 2020. #
19. Store shelves, emptied of toilet paper and paper towels, photographed at a Target store in Glendale, Arizona, on March 13, 2020. #
28. An empty arena, photographed during game two of the NBL Grand Final Series between the Perth Wildcats and the Sydney Kings at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia, on March 13, 2020. #
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The drastic impacts of the coronavirus outbreak have changed nearly every aspect of daily life, leaving a visual impact on the world around us. Grounded aircraft, deserted beaches, temporary hospitals, idle buses, quiet streets, empty shelves, and socially distant behavior have quickly become common sights. Gathered here, a few more glimpses of our new reality as billions of people stay home.
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12. Hundreds of boats sit docked at the Elliott Bay Marina during the coronavirus outbreak, seen in this aerial photo over Seattle, Washington, from March 16, 2020.
17. In this handout from the Comunidad de Madrid, health workers prepare to receive the first patients with the coronavirus at the Ifema exhibition complex in Madrid, Spain, on March 22, 2020. The hospital space set up specifically for COVID-19 patients has 5,500 beds and an intensive-care unit.
31. A nearly empty Times Square is seen on March 23, 2020.
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