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Shocking pictures of deserted spaces around the world in the wake of coronavirus

Last updated on - Mar 24, 2020

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The New York Times put together a thought-provoking photo package titled, 'The Great Empty.' The pictures document the current chaos across the globe that has let to a lockdown in some countries due to the coronavirus pandemic. Let's take a look at some shocking photos from different countries.
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Shocking pictures of deserted spaces around the world in the wake of coronavirus
View of the nearly empty Oculus in New York, on March 14, 2020. (The New York Times) 
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Shocking pictures of deserted spaces around the world in the wake of coronavirus
An empty basketball court at Pier 2 in Brooklyn Bridge Park in New York on March 23, 2020. The basketball courts, along with the Pier 6 volleyball courts and the Pier 2 handball courts, have been closed to enforce social distancing. (The New York Times) 
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Shocking pictures of deserted spaces around the world in the wake of coronavirus
Times Square in New York City was mostly devoid of people on Thursday, March 19, 2020. (The New York Times ) 
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Shocking pictures of deserted spaces around the world in the wake of coronavirus
A man is sitting in an empty bus station the eve before Persian New Year during the outbreak of coronavirus in Tehran, Iran on March 19, 2020. (The New York Times)  
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Shocking pictures of deserted spaces around the world in the wake of coronavirus
Wall Street is almost empty in New York on March 23, 2020. As the United States entered Week 2 of trying to contain the spread of the coronavirus by shuttering large swaths of the economy, President Donald Trump, Wall Street executives and many conservative economists began questioning whether the government had gone too far and should instead lift restrictions that are already inflicting deep pain on workers and businesses. (The New York Times) 
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Shocking pictures of deserted spaces around the world in the wake of coronavirus
An empty cloverleaf tells the story of a city on lockdown in Bogota on March 20, 2020. (The New York Times)  
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Shocking pictures of deserted spaces around the world in the wake of coronavirus
A police officer stands at a roadblock to verify necessary travel in Milan, March 20, 2020. (The New York Times) 
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Shocking pictures of deserted spaces around the world in the wake of coronavirus
A closed hotdog stand nestled under a closed Space Needle and Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle on March 14, 2020. (The New York Times)  
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Shocking pictures of deserted spaces around the world in the wake of coronavirus
A man walks in a popular square in downtown Caracas on March 17, 2020. (The New York Times)  
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Shocking pictures of deserted spaces around the world in the wake of coronavirus
A woman plays violin to an almost empty shopping and dining area at Kamergersky Lane in Moscow on March 22, 2020. (The New York Times) 
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