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Coronavirus paralyses Milan, Italy's economic and fashion capital

Empty streets and subways made Italy’s usually bustling city feel dead

Published: March 01, 2020 10:07 Compiled by Christian Borbon, Digital Content Producer

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Copy of 575616-01-08-1583043726711 — A man disguised in a ghost outfit walks around a near deserted Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II luxury mall Milan. Since the Covid-19 outbreak in Italy, the epicentre of the virus in Europe, Milan is strongly hit by economic downturn, causing residents and business owners concern. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of Italy_Virus_Outbreak_Europe_31427.jpg-8f97e~2-1583043729660 — Two people walk by a notice outside San Siro stadium advising that the Serie A soccer match between Inter and Sampdoria is cancelled, in Milan. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of APTOPIX_Italy_Virus_Outbreak_73709.jpg-3b997-1583043770227 — Due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak in northern Italy, the bustling metropolis of Milan has resembled more of a ghost town lately, as workers stayed home and tourism has dwindled there, and other parts of Italy. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 575563-01-08-1583043758493 — A woman takes pictures in front of a luxury shop in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 575540-01-08-1583043746168 — An empty restaurant in Piazza della Scala in Milan. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 575562-01-08-1583043755559 — A woman walks by of a luxury shop in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 567095-01-08-1583043766922 — An empty restaurant in Piazza del Duomo in central Milan. Italy urged tourists spooked by the coronavirus not to stay away, but efforts to reassure the world it was managing the outbreak were overshadowed by confusion over case numbers. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 575590-01-08-1583043723902 — An Italian police car is seen near a mainly deserted Piazza della Scala in Milan. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 568763-01-08-1583043773321 — A man wearing a protective mask sits in an empty bar near Piazza del Duomo in Milan. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 575575-01-08-1583043761186 — Two woman walk past deserted restaurants and a near empty Piazza della Scala in Milan. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 574610-01-08-1583043739307 — An almost empty piazza del Duomo in center Milan. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 575427-01-08-1583043743797 — A tourist wearing protective mask surrounded by birds stands in Piazza del Duomo in center Milan. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 573936-01-08-1583043736352 — An empty restaurant in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, next to the Piazza del Duomo in central Milan. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 567045-01-08-1583043764131 — A woman wearing a face mask walk through a turn-style at an empty metro station. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 575415-01-08-1583043741761 — Tourists wearing protective masks walk in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 575548-01-08-1583043748886 — People sit looking out of the window of an almost empty restaurant in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 573914-01-08-1583043779493 — An empty piazza della Scala in center Milan. Image Credit: AFP

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200103 milan — A woman wearing a face mask looks at her mobile as she sits in a metro carriage Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 573930-01-08-1583043782752 — An empty restaurant in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, next to the Piazza del Duomo in central Milan. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of Italy_Soccer_Virus_Outbreak_96573.jpg-7ca73~2-1583043733376 — Stewards stand at a gate of the San Siro stadium in Milan. Image Credit: AP

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