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Before and after the coronavirus: Scenes from normally busy places

Combination photos of places before the coronavirus and the same spot today

Published: March 18, 2020 12:49 Reuters and compiled by Balaram Menon, Senior Digital Content Producer

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Copy of 2020-03-16T130849Z_21695604_RC21LF9AM0F6_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-PALESTINIANS-1584519263372 — Bars, restaurants, cinemas and schools were shutting down from Singapore and Cairo to Madrid and Dubai in a worldwide effort to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Above: Visitors arriving at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem in West Bank earlier this month and the same place today. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-14T154937Z_1377847872_RC2RJF97TWR3_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-IRAQ-1584519318182 — A combination picture shows people walking near the castle in the old city of Erbil, Iraq last week and the same place today. Image Credit: REUTERS

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The Woodlands Causeway between Singapore and Malaysia, before (L) and after Malaysia imposed a lockdown on travel. — The Woodlands Causeway between Singapore and Malaysia, before (L) and after Malaysia imposed a lockdown on travel. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-12T121652Z_831998344_RC2CIF92REO3_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-SPAIN-MUSEUMS-1584519257300 — Tourists climbing the stairs outside El Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain in 2019 and the same place today. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-16T141106Z_1583199131_RC22LF999FR4_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-EGYPT-1584519289998 — Students walking past a building at Cairo University in Cairo, Egypt last month and the same place today. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Tourists standing in front of the 'Puente Nuevo' (New Bridge) in downtown Ronda, Spain last week and the same place today. — Tourists standing in front of the 'Puente Nuevo' (New Bridge) in downtown Ronda, Spain last week and the same place today. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-14T133449Z_1635837425_RC2PJF9DA6M3_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-IRAQ-1584519284438 — People gathering near the castle in the old city of Erbil, Iraq last week and the same place today. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-16T142443Z_709924096_RC22LF98WWE2_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-EGYPT-1584519269652 — School children leaving the primary school of Omar El Mokhtar in Cairo, Egypt last week and the same place now. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-16T113227Z_1872670243_RC2ZKF9HA3K8_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-CZECH-1584519240312 — Tourists walking across the medieval Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic last month and the bridge seen empty as the Czech government restricts movement of people today. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-15T095512Z_107140370_RC29KF9FLHS7_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-IRAQ-1584519294037 — People shopping at the Nabi Younes market in Mosul, Iraq last week and the empty market today. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-13T153321Z_1791188409_RC23JF9IWY4O_RTRMADP_3_NODESC-1584519273434 — A class in school before and after closing the schools due to coronavirus in Preska, Slovenia. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-15T154115Z_686796992_RC2FKF9Y4CBF_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-IRAQ-1584519252796 — Iraqi youth playing pool in a cafe in the holy city of Kerbala, Iraq last week and the same place today. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-16T131725Z_895368711_RC21LF9URTT2_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-EGYPT-1584519302764 — Students attending a lecture at Cairo University in Cairo, Egypt, last month and the same place today. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Tourists visiting the pillars of the Roman Temple of Hercules at the Amman Citadel, in Amman, Jordan last week and the same place today. — Tourists visiting the pillars of the Roman Temple of Hercules at the Amman Citadel, in Amman, Jordan last week and the same place today. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-16T121853Z_1151827353_RC20LF9AQQCM_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-EGYPT-1584519246464 — School children lining up for class at Thamret Al Tawfiq School in Cairo, Egypt last month and the school seen empty today. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-11T202103Z_1357823590_RC2WHF9ODXTO_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-IRAQ-1584519314872 — Worshippers attending a prayer at the Imam Ali shrine in the holy Shi'ite city of Najaf, Iraq in August 2019, and the same place last week. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Men gathered at a beach in Beirut last week and the same place today. — Men gathered at a beach in Beirut last week and the same place today. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-16T144153Z_966975822_RC22LF9JYPTW_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-EGYPT-1584519311797 — Students walking past information and instructions on coronavirus disease at Cairo University, in Cairo,, last month and the same place today. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-11T204416Z_1075493277_RC2WHF9D9MQ0_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-IRAQ-1584519305866 — Worshippers attending a prayer at the Imam Ali shrine in the holy Shi'ite city of Najaf, Iraq in August 2019, and the same place last week.. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-16T103439Z_483952246_RC2YKF91013P_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-EMIRATES-1584519278846 — People at Dubai Mall in Dubai, United Arab Emirates last week and the same place today. Image Credit: REUTERS

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