Coronavirus paralyses Milan, Italy's economic and fashion capital
Empty streets and subways made Italy’s usually bustling city feel dead
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1/20
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.
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2/20
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.
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3/20
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.
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4/20
A woman takes pictures in front of a luxury shop in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II.
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5/20
An empty restaurant in Piazza della Scala in Milan.
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6/20
A woman walks by of a luxury shop in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan.
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7/20
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.
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8/20
An Italian police car is seen near a mainly deserted Piazza della Scala in Milan.
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9/20
A man wearing a protective mask sits in an empty bar near Piazza del Duomo in Milan.
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10/20
Two woman walk past deserted restaurants and a near empty Piazza della Scala in Milan.
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11/20
An almost empty piazza del Duomo in center Milan.
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12/20
A tourist wearing protective mask surrounded by birds stands in Piazza del Duomo in center Milan.
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13/20
An empty restaurant in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, next to the Piazza del Duomo in central Milan.
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14/20
A woman wearing a face mask walk through a turn-style at an empty metro station.
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Tourists wearing protective masks walk in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan.
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16/20
People sit looking out of the window of an almost empty restaurant in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan.
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17/20
An empty piazza della Scala in center Milan.
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A woman wearing a face mask looks at her mobile as she sits in a metro carriage
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19/20
An empty restaurant in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, next to the Piazza del Duomo in central Milan.
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20/20
Stewards stand at a gate of the San Siro stadium in Milan.
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