COVID-19: How pets and their owners adjust to life during coronavirus pandemic

Animals adjust as world governments restrict movement and other activities

Last updated: April 03, 2020 | 15:14

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Lea, 19, plays with her cat as she studies in her house, during the lockdown imposed by the Belgian government to slow down the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spread, in Moorsel, Belgium.

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Anna Edith Slepicka, who must stay at home, and her dog Neo are seen in their home during a coronavirus lockdown in an attempt to slow down the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Brussels, Belgium.

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A woman walks with dogs in a deserted street amid the coronavirus outbreak in downtown Belgrade, Serbia.

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A domestic black cat looks at a cat sitting outside the window, in the village of Blecourt during a lockdown imposed to slow the rate of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spread in France.

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Alison Yuen, 32, who is a Singapore national, takes a fitness class which was recorded by her personal trainer Kristen Handford, 33, as her dog sits nearby in her kitchen in Discovery Bay, on the outlying Lantau Island in Hong Kong.

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A man on his skateboard is with dogs on Princes Street as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, Edinburgh, Britain.

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A dog wearing a protective mask is seen with its owner inside an autorickshaw during a 21-day nationwide lockdown to limit the spreading of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Chennai, India.

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A dog wears a protective suit as a preventive measure against the spread of the new coronavirus, COVID-19, in Caracas.

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A man pets a dog that sits in a window downtown Prague, Czech Republic.

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A dog looks out the window as a boy studies at home via video conference, as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Rome, Italy.

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