Coronavirus: Photos show deserted lockdown locations at high noon
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A market near the Imam Ali shrine in Najaf, Iraq.
Reuters photographers have captured the silent streets and stations of the world amid the lockdown, with each photo taken at midday.
Transport hubs and high streets that were once some of the world's busiest places are shown nearly deserted amid the many lockdowns happening around the globe owing to the coronavirus pandemic.
All photos were taken at midday on 31 March and feature a wristwatch or clock showing the time.
Martyrs' Square in Beirut, Lebanon
Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt.
Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany.
The Houses of Parliament on Westminster Bridge, London, UK.
Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan, New York, US
The Kremlin and St Basil's Cathedral, Moscow, Russia.
Bolivar Avenue in Caracas, Venezuela.
United States Capitol, Washington, DC
A Roman theatre in Amman, Jordan.
Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square) in Kyiv, Ukraine.
A beach in the northern Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories.
The State Hermitage Museum in front of Palace Square in St Petersburg, Russia.
Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram (the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, also known as the Grand Palace) in Bangkok, Thailand.
Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo, Japan.
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