A World Without Crowds: Photos Show Empty Cities For Coronavirus Lockdown

With over 276,000 confirmed coronavirus cases and 11,400 deaths worldwide, cities across the globe are taking drastic measures to try slow the spread of the virus. Historic landmarks have been shut down, citizens are quarantined to their houses and borders are closed. The startling images of some of the biggest cities in the world in coronavirus lockdown show just how much the virus is affecting daily life.

From Los Angeles to London, the streets are empty as millions stay home…

Empty Cities in Coronavirus Lockdown

Rush hour in San Francisco is no longer an issue… The roads are empty

Outside the apartment- 5pm Rush hour Bay Street – normally packed w cars – commuters— like a ghost town #sf #SanFrancisco #sanfranciscoLockdown pic.twitter.com/PSmUNoFzGm

— Jack Hutton (@jackhutton) March 18, 2020

Driving over the iconic Bay Bridge is very different during the San Francisco lockdown:

The Bay Bridge this morning going into San Francisco. (I did not take this picture.). pic.twitter.com/n4q82jJeWt

— andjustice4some (@andjustice4some) March 20, 2020

Main streets in London and transport routes are quickly clearing out…

https://twitter.com/awkobell/status/1240807227818156032

Los Angeles is eerily quiet as 4 million residents self isolate

The normally packed freeways that often grind to a halt are quickly emptying, as people grab last minute supplies.

https://twitter.com/QuatloosX/status/1239746456409395200

Paris is under lockdown, with famous landmarks and once-busy roads now empty

Drone video shows streets surrounding Paris' famous landmarks virtually empty as France remains on lockdown over the coronavirus outbreak https://t.co/tgkzsnngFw pic.twitter.com/XPTJx7fZdY

— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 19, 2020

These pictures show the closing down of Las Vegas…

Las Vegas Strip last night: pic.twitter.com/jpx7wxMjfi

— Dave and Mahoney (@DaveAndMahoney) March 17, 2020

GHOST TOWN: Rows of empty chairs and tables at the MGM Grand casino in Las Vegas after management announced temporary service suspension amid coronavirus pandemic. https://t.co/sn8AHvwu1B pic.twitter.com/V3vM9azXrV

— ABC News (@ABC) March 17, 2020

Italy is badly hit: the entire country is completely devoid of all visitors

Totally empty. Spanish steps in the center of Rome. Normally more than crowded. Empty as probably never ever before in history. pic.twitter.com/aHoNtDktW6

— Carl Bildt (@carlbildt) March 19, 2020

https://twitter.com/whytryphan/status/1238846988877287424

Bourbon Street in New Orleans is a shadow of its former self

With this Coronavirus, the city of New Orleans is on lockdown. And Bourbon Street is empty and full of rats & mice. Rats even know how hot Bourbon Street is. pic.twitter.com/XatT6osk4y

— Joshua Guss (@joshua504man) March 20, 2020

Usually hectic Mumbai is now a city of empty streets and passenger-less trains

#Mumbai amidst the scare of #COVID2019, the nearly empty platform on a weekday says it all. #CoronavirusOutbreak pic.twitter.com/3nwOcXIxRc

— Richa Pinto (@richapintoTOI) March 17, 2020

The coronavirus lockdown is affecting the entire world, as these photos of an empty bazaar in Iraq show

An empty main bazaar in #Sulaimani as the coronavirus lockdown continues. March 2020. #Iraq #Kurdistan pic.twitter.com/nnt4kMyKIm

— Winthrop Rodgers (@wrodgers2) March 19, 2020