Photos: Cities around the world fall silent from COVID-19

The coronavirus pandemic has emptied out normally busy streets around the world as local governments have closed businesses and put residents under lockdown.

As curious we all are right now, I asked family and friends around the world to share pictures of their hometown right now as the world fighting against this pandemic.  Take a look.

Angola

Luanda, Angola
Photograph: Andre Nunes

Brazil

Santos, Brazil
Photograph: Diogo Lima

Belgium

Saint Lambert’s woluwe, Brussels
Photograph: Nelson Kibula

Colombia

Czech Republic

Prague, Czech Republic
Photograph: Lubomir Vysny

El Salvador

El Salvador, San Salvador
Photograph: Alexis Coreas

France

Hazebrouck, France
Photograph: Sarah Delambre

Paris, France
Photograph: Afonso Paulo

Germany

Heidelberg, Germany
Photograph: Stephanie Rosswag

Italy

Bologna, Italy
Photograph: Pinto Joson

Netherlands

Maastricht, Netherland
Photograph: SJ José

Paraguay

Minga Guazú, Paraguay
Photograph: Andrea Rosswag

Switzerland

SuperMarket, Switzerland
Photograph: Arnaud Magnin

Bienne, Switzerland
Photograph: Melanie Pereira Soares

Spain

Parla – Madrid, Spain
Photograph: Claudia Zacarias

Bejar – Salamanca, Spain
Photograph: Eduardo Diaz Junior

Taiwan

Bei-Dou, Taiwan
Photograph: 陳贊羽

UK

Birmingham, UK
Photograph: Dejanira Fernandes

USA

New York City
New York City, USA
Photograph: Iannis Konstantinidis

Potsdam – New York, USA
Photograph: Jorge

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