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Only a few people walk across the market with the Red Tower (r) and the market church "Unser lieben Frauen" in Halle, Germany, Sunday, March 29, 2020. There are exit restrictions throughout Germany due to the coronavirus. (Jan Woitas/dpa via AP)
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This picture taken on March 28, 2020 shows the Eiffel tower and the deserted place du Trocadero in Paris, on the twelveth day of a lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) in France. / AFP / STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN
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"Trajineras" remain moored at Xochimilco, a network of canals and floating gardens that is one of Mexico City's top tourist attractions, on March 28, 2020. Mexico was entering this week on phase two of its COVID-19 coronavirus approach, moving from containment to 'mitigation'. / AFP / CLAUDIO CRUZ
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A pedestrian makes his way across 46th Street, Sunday, March 29, 2020, in New York's Times Square. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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A man wearing a protective face mask walks as the spread of the?coronavirus?disease (COVID-19) continues, in Chinatown, one of the city's top tourist spots, in Bangkok, Thailand March 30, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
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New York Police cars patrol Times Square as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues in New York City, U.S., March 29, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
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A security worker of Times Square stands guard as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues in New York City, U.S., March 29, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
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A view shows Palace Square, which is almost empty due to restrictions on public gatherings to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in central Saint Petersburg, Russia March 30, 2020. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov
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A general view showing Tahrir Square, which was the focal point of the Jan. 25, 2011 Egyptian uprising that toppled autocrat Hosni Mubarak, closed off by police during curfew hours as prevention measures due to the coronavirus outbreak, in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, March 29, 2020. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
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A man jogs along the banks of the River Thames to take his daily exercise allowance near Tower Bridge in London on March 30, 2020, as life in Britain continues during the nationwide lockdown to combat the novel coronavirus pandemic. Life in locked-down Britain may not return to normal for six months or longer as it battles the coronavirus outbreak, a top health official warned on Sunday, as the death toll reached passed 1,200. / AFP / Tolga AKMEN
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A woman jogs to take her daily exercise allowance, along the bank of the River Thames, near Tower Bridge in London on March 30, 2020, as life in Britain continues during the nationwide lockdown to combat the novel coronavirus pandemic. Life in locked-down Britain may not return to normal for six months or longer as it battles the coronavirus outbreak, a top health official warned on Sunday, as the death toll reached passed 1,200. / AFP / Tolga AKMEN
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The entrance to Horse Guards patrolled by two members of the Blues and Royals of the Household Cavalry and armed police which normally would have throngs of tourists posing around the mounted soldiers, but are now deserted as the lockdown for the coronavirus continues in London, Monday, March 30, 2020. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
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Times Square is seen almost empty as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues in New York City, U.S., March 29, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
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A man walks on the deserted Manezhnaya square near the Kremlin in downtown Moscow on March 30, 2020 as the city and its surrounding regions imposed lockdowns today, that were being followed by other Russian regions in a bid to slow the spread of the COVID-19 infection caused by the novel coronavirus. The enforcement of the strict new rules, which Moscow Mayor suddenly announced for the capital late Sunday, coincide with the beginning of a "non-working" week declared by Russian President the week before. / AFP / Dimitar DILKOFF
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This picture taken on March 29, 2020, shows a deserted street in Paris near Notre Dame Cathedral, on the thirteenth day of a lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) in France. / AFP / STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN
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Aerial view of almost empty Xochimilco, a network of canals and floating gardens that is one of Mexico City's top tourist attractions, on March 28, 2020. Mexico was entering this week on phase two of its COVID-19 coronavirus approach, moving from containment to 'mitigation'. / AFP / CLAUDIO CRUZ
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Municipal workers spray disinfectant on a square during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus in Srinagar on March 30, 2020. / AFP / Tauseef MUSTAFA
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General view of a beach which usually full with tourists following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Pattaya, Thailand March 27, 2020. Picture taken March 27, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
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A general view of empty ancient temples usually crowded with tourists is seen following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the ancient city Ayutthaya, Thailand March 30, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
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Closed down terraces are seen at Plaza Mayor square during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Madrid, Spain, March 29, 2020. REUTERS/Juan Medina
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A cyclist and a dog walker are seen along West 16th Street near Union Square, Sunday, March 29, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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People walk around Times Square as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues in New York City, U.S., March 29, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
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Aerial view of almost empty Xochimilco, a network of canals and floating gardens that is one of Mexico City's top tourist attractions, on March 28, 2020. Mexico was entering this week on phase two of its COVID-19 coronavirus approach, moving from containment to 'mitigation'. / AFP / CLAUDIO CRUZ
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A tourist takes a selfie on the deserted Red square with the Saint Basil's Cathedral and Kremlin's Spasskaya Tower (R) in the background on March 30, 2020 in Moscow as the city and its surrounding regions imposed lockdowns today, that were being followed by other Russian regions in a bid to slow the spread of the COVID-19 infection caused by the novel coronavirus. The enforcement of the strict new rules, which Moscow Mayor suddenly announced for the capital late Sunday, coincide with the beginning of a "non-working" week declared by Russian President the week before. / AFP / Dimitar DILKOFF
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This picture taken on March 30, 2020 shows an empty Red square, with the St. Basil's Cathedral (L) and Kremlin's Spasskaya Tower (R) in Moscow. Moscow and its surrounding region imposed lockdowns on March 30, 2020, that were being followed by other Russian regions in a bid to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The enforcement of the strict new rules, which Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin suddenly announced for the capital late Sunday, coincide with the beginning of a "non-working" week declared by President Vladimir Putin last Wednesday. / AFP / Dimitar DILKOFF
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A row of traditional red British telephone boxes which normally would have throngs of tourists posing around them, but are now deterred as the lockdown for the coronavirus continues in London, Monday, March 30, 2020. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
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A security worker of Times Square stands guard as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues in New York City, U.S., March 29, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
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A general view of empty ancient temples usually crowded with tourists is seen following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the ancient city Ayutthaya, Thailand March 30, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
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A man crosses 7av in an empty Times Square as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues in New York City, U.S., March 29, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
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People walk an empty square near the State Historical Museum in downtown Moscow on March 30, 2020 as the city and its surrounding regions imposed lockdowns today, that were being followed by other Russian regions in a bid to slow the spread of the COVID-19 infection caused by the novel coronavirus. The enforcement of the strict new rules coincide with the beginning of a "non-working" week declared by Russian President the week before. / AFP / Dimitar DILKOFF
Updated 30 March 2020
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Coronavirus leaves tourist attractions deserted around the world

Coronavirus leaves tourist attractions deserted around the world

Top tourist attractions around the world are left deserted with only a few cars on the streets during lockdowns imposed in different cities in a bid to slow the spread of the COVID-19 infection caused by the novel coronavirus.

(Photos: Agencies)