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Scenes from normally busy public sites around the world, before and after lockdowns imposed by governments to curb the spread of coronavirus.
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A Reuters photographer holds a picture of penitents of the "Cristo Resucitado y Nuestra Senora de Loreto" brotherhood taken in April 2019, in front of the street where the procession took place, on Palm Sunday, the first day of Holy Week, amid the
Ratchada Railway Night Market is seen during dusk in Bangkok, Thailand, February 8, 2018. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
A view of empty Ratchada Railway Night Market in Bangkok, Thailand, April 1, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
Employees work on an assembly line at the Volkswagen car factory in Palmela, Portugal, December 9, 2016. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante
An empty assembly line is pictured at Autoeuropa Volkswagen car factory in Lisbon, Portugal March 30, 2020. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante
A Reuters photographer holds a picture of penitents during a Via Crucis taken in April, 2019, in front of the street where the procession took place, on Palm Sunday, the first day of Holy Week, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in
Visitors wearing protective face masks look at blooming cherry blossoms at Ueno park in Tokyo, Japan March 22, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato
A pigeon walks at a closed cherry blossom viewing spot during the first weekend after Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike urged Tokyo residents to stay indoors at Ueno park in Tokyo, Japan March 28, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato
People shop at Souk al-Hamidieh in Damascus, Syria March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Yamam Al Shaar
A Reuters photographer holds a picture of Spanish legionnaires marching before a procession taken in April, 2019, in front of the street where the procession took place, on Palm Sunday, the first day of Holy Week, amid the coronavirus disease
BEFORE: People enjoy sunny weather at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, April 4, 2018. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
AFTER: The empty Brandenburg Gate is pictured during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Berlin, Germany, March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
BEFORE: A general view of the Cantonment railway station, after Pakistan shut all its schools and discouraged large gatherings amid coronavirus disease (COVID-19) fears, in Karachi, Pakistan March 15, 2020. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
AFTER: A general view of the Cantonment railway station during a partial lockdown, after Pakistan shut all markets, public places and discouraged large gatherings amid an outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Karachi, Pakistan March 25,
BEFORE: Palestinians perform prayers in Al-Abbas mosque in Gaza City, March 24, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
AFTER: AL-Abbas mosque is seen empty after it was shut down as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus disease in Gaza City, March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
BEFORE: People gather on Se subway station despite the coronavirus disease outbreak in Sao Paulo, Brazil, March 16, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
AFTER: Se subway station is seen empty on the first day of lockdown imposed by state government because of the coronavirus disease outbreak in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, March 24, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
BEFORE: Muslims perform Friday prayers in the street outside the Noor El Hamedia Mosque in Cape Town, South Africa, March 6, 2020. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham
AFTER: The road stands empty where people normally perform Friday prayers after the Noor el Hamedia Mosque in Cape Town, South Africa, March 20, 2020. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham
BEFORE: Crowds gather as dusk falls in the popular Waterfront district in Cape Town, South Africa, March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings
AFTER: Dusk falls in the popular Waterfront district in Cape Town, South Africa, shortly before President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a nationwide lockdown to combat the spread of coronavirus disease, March 23, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings
BEFORE: A woman wears a protective face mask, following the outbreak of coronavirus disease, outside the Dubai Mall in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 5, 2020. REUTERS/Christopher Pike
AFTER: People are seen outside the Dubai Mall following the outbreak of coronavirus disease, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 23, 2020. REUTERS/Christopher Pike
BEFORE: People look at Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Satish Kumar
AFTER: A view shows the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 23, 2020. REUTERS/Christopher Pike
BEFORE: Mountain bikers ride their bikes along the "Puente Nuevo" (New Bridge) as they participate in the XX 101km international competition in downtown Ronda, southern Spain, May 13, 2017. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
AFTER: An empty Puente Nuevo bridge during a partial lockdown as part of a 15-day state of emergency to combat the coronavirus disease outbreak in downtown Ronda, southern Spain, March 22, 2020. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
BEFORE: Penitents and costaleros of the Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno brotherhood carry a float bearing the statue of Jesus Christ during a procession to commemorate the 75th anniversary of its blessing, on a hot summer day in Ronda, Spain June 24,
AFTER: An empty street is pictured during a partial lockdown as part of a 15-day state of emergency to combat the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in downtown Ronda, southern Spain, March 22, 2020. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
BEFORE: Spanish tourists protect themselves with umbrellas as they walk in line during heavy rains in the historic center of the southern Spanish town of Ronda, near Malaga December 6, 2010. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
AFTER: An empty street is pictured during a partial lockdown as part of a 15-day state of emergency to combat the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in downtown Ronda, southern Spain, March 22, 2020. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
The Woodlands Causeway between Singapore and Malaysia, before (L) and after Malaysia imposed a lockdown on travel over the coronavirus outbreak March 17 (L) and 18, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su
BEFORE: Toy Story Land at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Orlando, Florida, March 15, 2020. REUTERS/Gregg Newton
AFTER: Toy Story Land inside Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park in Orlando, Florida, March 16, 2020. REUTERS/Gregg Newton
BEFORE: Men gather at a beach in Beirut, Lebanon March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
AFTER: An empty beach is pictured after Lebanon declared a medical state of emergency in Beirut, Lebanon March 15, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
BEFORE: People walk near the castle in the old city of Erbil, Iraq March 13, 2020. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari
AFTER: Birds are seen in an empty yard during a curfew imposed by Iraqi Kurdish authorities near the castle in the old city of Erbil, Iraq March 14, 2020. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari
BEFORE: Passengers wear protective face masks as they wait at Najaf airport in Najaf, Iraq March 15, 2020. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani
AFTER: Najaf airport, empty of passengers, after flights were suspended in Najaf, Iraq March 17, 2020. REUTERS/ Alaa Al-Marjani
BEFORE: A nearly full parking lot outside the transportation hub at Disney's Magic Kingdom in Orlando, Florida, March 15, 2020. REUTERS/Gregg Newton
AFTER: The nearly empty parking lot of Disney's Magic Kingdom theme park after it closed to combat the spread of coronavirus disease in Orlando, Florida, March 16, 2020. REUTERS/Gregg Newton
BEFORE: Crowds walk along Main Street toward Cinderella Castle and Tomorrowland at Disney's Magic Kingdom in Orlando, Florida, March 15, 2020. REUTERS/Gregg Newton
AFTER: Disney's Magic Kingdom theme park is seen empty of visitors after it closed to combat the spread of coronavirus in Orlando, Florida, March 16, 2020. REUTERS/Gregg Newton