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Satellite images show how the corona virus is changing popular places

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Satellite images show how the corona virus is changing popular places




The before and after photo of the Al Haram Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.


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The before and after photo of the Al Haram Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.


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Popular tourist places around the world look like swept clean. The reason for this is the corona virus. People avoid public places and sights and cancel their tripsso they don’t get infected.

A series of before and after satellite images now shows you how much the crowds have shrunk in many popular locations. These include, for example, the cathedral square in Milan and the al-Haram mosque in Saudi Arabia.

The aerial photos were taken by the US space company Maxar added. They were created at intervals of one year or sometimes only a few days from each other.

More than 98,000 people have now infected with the corona virus. Cases have been confirmed in more than 80 countries.

Check out the satellite images here:

A toll booth in Wuhan, China, last October.

The city of Wuhan in China – which is believed to be the source of the outbreak – is most affected by the virus. This picture shows several cars lined up at a toll booth.

At the end of last February, the same toll booth in Wuhan looked almost deserted.

The outbreak has brought the daily lives of millions of people to a standstill.

This is what Wuhan airport looked like last October.

When several international airlines started canceling their flights to China, Wuhan Airport was particularly affected.

This is what the airport looked like on February 25 – mostly empty.

Tehran-Imam Khomeini airport on January 11th.

Another airport affected by the epidemic is Imam Khomeini International Airport in Tehran, Iran – one of the worst affected countries outside of China.

The airport looked a lot emptier a month and a half later.

The government urges the Iraniansto limit their travel to prevent the virus from spreading further.

The satellite image shows Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, in February 2019.

In China, one of the most popular historical landmarks is Tiananmen Square – also called Tiananmen Square. Usually a lot of tourists gather there.

Almost exactly a year later, the square and the surrounding streets looked much empty.

This photo shows a large crowd around the Kaaba in Mecca on February 14, 2020.

The al-Haram mosque in Mecca – one of the centers of the annual pilgrimage of Muslims – is also severely affected by the fear of the corona virus.

This photo was taken just 18 days later and shows how the crowds have been reduced.

On February 27, the Saudi authorities closed the Kaaba and mosque in Mecca, but they reopened last Friday.

A satellite image of this sacred site in Iran was also taken last September.

The Fatima Masuma shrine, which is very popular with tourists and pilgrims, is undergoing a similar change.

It looks far less crowded on March 1st.

Although the authorities have not closed the site, the ministers asked people not to travel to Qom.

The amusement parks also suffer from the virus.

The top left corner of this photo, taken on February 1st, shows crowds standing near the Space Mountain Ride at Disneyland in Tokyo.

This photo, taken exactly a month later, shows how these crowds have disappeared.

The theme park closed on February 28 because of the fear of the corona virus and, according to authorities, is expected to remain closed until March 15.

This photo, taken on January 22nd, shows Milan Cathedral Square, which attracts more than five million visitors annually.

The famous tourist spot looked much emptier last week, as can be seen in this aerial photo.

Italy is the worst affected country in Europe with more than 5,883 registered coronavirus cases (As of March 8, 2020). The authorities have cordoned off several cities and canceled large public events.

This article has been translated from English by Claudia Saatz. The original you can read here.

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