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Cinemas, stadiums, town squares and other public gathering places are devoid of people as the coronavirus spreads to at least 118 countries around the world.

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General view of Kaaba at the Grand Mosque, which is almost empty of worshippers, after Saudi authority suspended umrah (Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca) amid the fear of coronavirus outbreak, at Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. (Reuters)

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A football match is played behind closed doors in Germany as the number of coronavirus cases grow around the world. (Reuters)

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03 / 22

A view of an empty street on the second day of an unprecedented lockdown across all of the country, imposed to slow the outbreak of coronavirus, in Naples, Italy. (Reuters)

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04 / 22

Empty seats of a Bullfighting Arena are pictured after the bullfighting events were suspended, following an outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Cheongdo county, which has been designated as a 'special care zone' since the coronavirus outbreak, near Daegu in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. (Reuters)

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05 / 22

Muay Thai fighters perform at Walking Street inside an empty bar, lacking tourists, after the coronavirus outbreak in Pattaya, Thailand. (Reuters)

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06 / 22

A empty classroom is seen at University of Sao Paulo (USP) School of Geography after classes were suspended when a student was confirmed with new coronavirus in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Reuters)

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07 / 22

General view of empty seats at the stands, due to coronavirus disease COVID-19 outbreak, during the qualification of the Raw Air tournament of the Ski Jumping World Cup in Trondheim, Norway. (Reuters)

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08 / 22

A worker mops inside an empty restaurant on North Avenue in New Rochelle, New York. (Reuters)

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09 / 22

A view of an empty square on the second day of an unprecedented lockdown across all of the country, imposed to slow the outbreak of coronavirus, in Naples, Italy. (Reuters)

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Moored gondolas on an empty Grand Canal are seen in Venice on the second day of an unprecedented lockdown across of all Italy imposed to slow the outbreak of coronavirus, in Venice, Italy. (Reuters)

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