Watch: Dwindling commuters on metros globally due to coronavirus outbreak

Due to the pandemic, number of travellers on public transport has dropped significantly

Last updated: March 19, 2020 | 21:24

Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Digital Content Producer

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A subway rider wraps her hand in her sleeve to hold onto a railing on a Metro car during morning rush hour, which is greatly reduced during the coronavirus outbreak, in Washington.

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A lonely passenger wearing protective mask sits on a train on the Deak ter metro station in Budapest, Hungary.

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A man wears a face mask inside the metro during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) health emergency in Madrid, Spain.

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People wearing face masks travel by metro in Brussels.

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Supermarket workers wear face masks as a precaution against the spread of the new coronavirus inside the metro in Santiago, Chile.

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A commuter wears a mask as a precaution whilst travelling on a London Underground metro train in the morning in central London.

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A woman wears a face mask in a metro, in Paris.

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People wear protective face masks, following the outbreak of coronavirus, as they sit in a metro in Tehran, Iran.

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