Coronavirus: Photos show deserted lockdown locations at high noon

Image source, Alaa al-Marjani / Reuters

Image caption, 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.

Image source, Mohamed Azakir / Reuters

Image caption, Martyrs' Square in Beirut, Lebanon

Image source, Mohamed Abd El Ghany / Reuters

Image caption, Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt.

Image source, Hannibal Hanschke / Reuters

Image caption, Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany.

Image source, Toby Melville / Reuters

Image caption, The Houses of Parliament on Westminster Bridge, London, UK.

Image source, Andrew Kelly / Reuters

Image caption, Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan, New York, US

Image source, Maxim Shemetov / Reuters

Image caption, The Kremlin and St Basil's Cathedral, Moscow, Russia.

Image source, Manaure Quintero / Reuters

Image caption, Bolivar Avenue in Caracas, Venezuela.

Image source, Jonathan Ernst / Reuters

Image caption, United States Capitol, Washington, DC

Image source, Muhammad Hamed / Reuters

Image caption, A Roman theatre in Amman, Jordan.

Image source, Gleb Garanich / Reuters

Image caption, Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square) in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Image source, Mohammed Salem / Reuters

Image caption, A beach in the northern Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories.

Image source, Anton Vaganov / Reuters

Image caption, The State Hermitage Museum in front of Palace Square in St Petersburg, Russia.

Image source, Jorge Silva / Reuters

Image caption, Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram (the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, also known as the Grand Palace) in Bangkok, Thailand.

Image source, Issei Kato / Reuters

Image caption, Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo, Japan.

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