A virus first identified in December has altered daily life and public spaces around the globe. These images capture scenes from this unnerving era.
On a Friday, when faithful Muslims would typically flock to the sacred Kaaba building in the Great Mosque of Mecca for prayers, Islam's holiest site was empty. Photo from March 6.Bandar Aldandani /AFP via Getty Images
Motorcyclists pile up at a control point in Manila on March 16, when a community quarantine was mandated to curb the spread of COVID-19. Police officers and soldiers monitor entry and exit from the capital region.Students wear handmade face masks at a school in Soacha, Colombia, on March 11. They make the masks with everything from banana leaves to plastic bottles, hoping to protect themselves from the novel coronavirus.
Guest workers from Egypt, Lebanon and Syria wait to be screened for COVID-19 after arriving in Kuwait. The photo was taken in Kuwait City on March 16.Dener Barbosa of Brazil rides a bull named Bullseye on his way to victory in the PBR Unleash The Beast Gwinnett Invitational on March 15 in Duluth, Ga. The public was not allowed to attend because of the worldwide spread of COVID-19.
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