Empty spaces caused by COVID-19 disease

As the number of infections of the COVID-19 disease caused by the new coronavirus spreads around the globe, many once-busy public spaces are empty.

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Mon., March 2, 2020

Sun beds lie empty at La Caleta beach near the H10 Costa Adeje Palace hotel in La Caleta, in the Canary island of Tenerife, Spain, on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. Fears of the coronavirus have caused a drop in tourism and other commerce around the world.

Joan Mateu Associated Press
A couple shelter against the rain with an umbrella as they walk at St. Mark's Square during a rainy day in Venice, Sunday, March 1, 2020. Italian tourism officials are worrying the new coronavirus could do more damage to their industry than the Sept. 11 terror attacks.

Francisco Seco Associated Press
The entrance to the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, is empty Sunday, March 1, 2020. The museum was shut down Sunday, with workers who guard its trove of artworks fearful of being contaminated by the museum's flow of visitors from around the world.

Rafael Yaghobzadeh Associated Press
The seats are empty as a precaution against the coronavirus at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, during the Europa League round of 32 second leg soccer match between Inter Milan and Ludogorets on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020.

Emilio Andreoli Uefa
Tomoyuki Sugano of the Yomiuri Giants pitches in front of empty stands at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo during a preseason baseball game between the Yomiuri Giants and the Yakult Swallows on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. Japan's professional baseball league said Thursday, Feb. 27, that it will play its 72 remaining preseason games in empty stadiums because of the threat of the spreading coronavirus.

Eugene Hoshiko Associated Press
A horse race is held without spectators at Oi horse racecourse in Tokyo amid growing concern about the spread of a new coronavirus on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. As the coronavirus spreads around the world, many events that normally would draw large numbers of people are being canceled or played without fans.

Yuta Omori Kyodo News
Murals adorn the walls of an empty subway station in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 28, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak in northern Italy, the bustling metropolis of Milan has resembled more of a ghost town, as workers stayed home and tourism has dwindled there, and other parts of Italy.

Luca Bruno Associated Press
A pilgrim, who entered Saudi Arabia before the country halted travel to the holiest sites, takes a rest on a praying carpet at the roof of the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Monday, March 2, 2020.

Amr Nabil Associated Press
Empty gondolas are docked in Venice, Sunday, March 1, 2020. Italian tourism officials are worrying the new coronavirus could do more damage to their industry than the Sept. 11 terror attacks.

Francisco Seco Associated Press
Stadium seats are empty during the pro volleyball V-league game between the Wooricard Wibee and Hyundai Capital Services Skywalkers in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. The volleyball game was held without spectators to prevent the spread of the COVID-19.

Lee Jin-Man Associated Press
A passenger walks through the Tokyo train station Monday, March 2, 2020. As the number of infections of the COVID-19 disease caused by the new coronavirus spreads around the globe, many once-busy public spaces are empty.

Eugene Hoshiko Associated Press
A lift operator stands inside a dedicated lift for people suspected to be infected with the new coronavirus at the Government Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad, India, Monday, March 2, 2020.

Mahesh Kumar A Associated Press