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World without crowds: Eerie photos of empty cities in coronavirus lockdown

By Josh K. Elliott Global News
Posted March 19, 2020 1:15 pm
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Photographers working through the novel coronavirus pandemic are providing a dystopian glimpse of a world without people, as some of humanity’s most populated sites are cleared of their crowds due to fears of spreading the COVID-19 disease.

Mecca, Times Square and Las Vegas are just a few of the typically bustling sites that now sit empty as people around the world remain indoors and avoid crowds during the pandemic.

Here’s what a world without (most) people looks like:

Las Vegas, Nev., U.S.A.

People walk along the Las Vegas Strip, devoid of the usual crowds, after casinos were ordered to shut down due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, Wednesday, March 18, 2020, in Las Vegas. View image in full screen
People walk along the Las Vegas Strip, devoid of the usual crowds, after casinos were ordered to shut down due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, Wednesday, March 18, 2020, in Las Vegas. AP Photo/John Locher
Las Vegas Boulevard is nearly empty after all casinos in the state were ordered to shut down due to the novel coronavirus, Wednesday, March 18, 2020, in Las Vegas. View image in full screen
Las Vegas Boulevard is nearly empty after all casinos in the state were ordered to shut down due to the novel coronavirus, Wednesday, March 18, 2020, in Las Vegas. AP Photo/David Becker

France

A man sits on the banks of the River Seine near the ruins of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on March 19, 2020. View image in full screen
A man sits on the banks of the River Seine near the ruins of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on March 19, 2020. Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM
A view of the mostly empty Champs-Élysées avenue in Paris, Thursday, March 19, 2020. View image in full screen
A view of the mostly empty Champs-Élysées avenue in Paris, Thursday, March 19, 2020. AP Photo/Michel Euler

Toronto, Ont.

An almost-empty Terminal 3 is shown at Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Friday, March 13, 2020. View image in full screen
An almost-empty Terminal 3 is shown at Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Friday, March 13, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
A shopper uses an escalator at the Eaton Centre in Toronto, Wednesday, March 18, 2020. View image in full screen
A shopper uses an escalator at the Eaton Centre in Toronto, Wednesday, March 18, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Natasha Hermann

New York City, N.Y., U.S.A.

An empty Times Square is seen following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease in New York City, N.Y., March 18, 2020. View image in full screen
An empty Times Square is seen following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease in New York City, N.Y., March 18, 2020. AP Photo/Seth Wenig
An empty Times Square is seen on the street following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease, in New York City, N.Y., March 18, 2020. View image in full screen
An empty Times Square is seen on the street following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease, in New York City, N.Y., March 18, 2020. AP Photo/Seth Wenig

New Delhi, India

A general view of the empty Safdarjung tomb after it was temporarily shut down for public visits as a precautionary measure due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, in New Delhi, March 17, 2020. View image in full screen
A general view of the empty Safdarjung tomb after it was temporarily shut down for public visits as a precautionary measure due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, in New Delhi, March 17, 2020. EPA/RAJAT GUPTA

China

People wearing protective face masks are seen on an overpass following an outbreak of the novel coronavirus in downtown Shanghai, China, March 13, 2020. View image in full screen
People wearing protective face masks are seen on an overpass following an outbreak of the novel coronavirus in downtown Shanghai, China, March 13, 2020. AP Photo
A person walks in an almost empty Solana shopping mall area in Beijing, China, Feb. 12, 2020. View image in full screen
A person walks in an almost empty Solana shopping mall area in Beijing, China, Feb. 12, 2020. A person walks in an almost empty Solana shopping mall area in Beijing, China, 12 February 2020.

South Korea

A general view of the empty Jogyesa temple in Seoul, South Korea, March 19, 2020. View image in full screen
A general view of the empty Jogyesa temple in Seoul, South Korea, March 19, 2020. EPA/JEON HEON-KYUN
A woman wearing a protective mask following an outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease rides a bicycle at an empty parking lot of an amusement park in Daegu, South Korea, March 12, 2020. View image in full screen
A woman wearing a protective mask following an outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease rides a bicycle at an empty parking lot of an amusement park in Daegu, South Korea, March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Vancouver, B.C.

The empty streets are seen in downtown Vancouver on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. View image in full screen
The empty streets are seen in downtown Vancouver on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Italy

A view on an empty street during the novel coronavirus emergency lockdown in Turin, Italy, March 11, 2020. View image in full screen
A view on an empty street during the novel coronavirus emergency lockdown in Turin, Italy, March 11, 2020. EPA/ALESSANDRO DI MARCO
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Piazza del Duomo, which is usually impossible to walk through because of the crowds, is shown empty in Milan, Italy on March 10, 2020. View image in full screen
Piazza del Duomo, which is usually impossible to walk through because of the crowds, is shown empty in Milan, Italy on March 10, 2020. Enza Tamborra/ABACAPRESS.COM
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Rome’s Spanish Steps, a popular tourist attraction, are shown empty amid a sweeping lockdown to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus in Italy on March 12, 2020. View image in full screen
Rome’s Spanish Steps, a popular tourist attraction, are shown empty amid a sweeping lockdown to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus in Italy on March 12, 2020. Piero Tenagli/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Saudi Arabia

Muslims circumambulate the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia on March 7, 2020. View image in full screen
Muslims circumambulate the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia on March 7, 2020. AP/Amr Nabil

Calgary, Alta.

Empty downtown streets in Calgary, Alta., Wednesday, March 18, 2020, amid a worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. View image in full screen
Empty downtown streets in Calgary, Alta., Wednesday, March 18, 2020, amid a worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Spain

A woman takes a photo of her dog in front of Barcelona’s cathedral, Spain, Sunday, March 15, 2020. View image in full screen
A woman takes a photo of her dog in front of Barcelona’s cathedral, Spain, Sunday, March 15, 2020. AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti
A woman walks her dog on an almost empty street in Murcia, southeast Spain, March 19, 2020. View image in full screen
A woman walks her dog on an almost empty street in Murcia, southeast Spain, March 19, 2020. EPA/Marcial Guillen

Hungary

Customers walk in the empty hall of a movie theatre in Budapest, Hungary, March 12, 2020. View image in full screen
Customers walk in the empty hall of a movie theatre in Budapest, Hungary, March 12, 2020. EPA/Marton Monus

Germany

General view of empty stands prior to the UEFA Europa League round of 16, the first-leg soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and FC Basel in Frankfurt Main, Germany, March 12, 2020. View image in full screen
General view of empty stands prior to the UEFA Europa League round of 16, the first-leg soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and FC Basel in Frankfurt Main, Germany, March 12, 2020. EPA/ARMANDO BABANI

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