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See How The Coronavirus Has Emptied Holy Sites And Other Landmarks (Photos)

Aadhya Khatri - Mar 09, 2020

The world’s economy has taken a big hit as a result of the Coronavirus. All over the world, it is common to see deserted holy sites and empty highways

The world’s economy has taken a big hit as a result of the Coronavirus outbreak. All over the world, it is common to see deserted holy sites, empty highways with no cars passing by.

Here are some aerial images showing the current states of some of the world’s busiest places before and after the pandemic struck.

The images are made public by Maxar, a space technology company based in Colorado, the U.S.

Coronavirus landmarks world — This picture showing a large crowd was taken on the 14th of February

Coronavirus landmarks Grand Mosque — This image shows just a few pilgrims the Mecca’s Grand Mosque, a sacred site in the Muslim world that usually attracts thousands of worshippers, 18 days after the first picture was taken

5e622241fee23d5779406014 — This picture was taken in October last year in Wuhan

Coronavirus before and after wuhan — This is the aerial image of Wuhan, China, where the outbreak first starts taken on the 25th of February. The pandemic has taken a heavy toll on the lives of Wuhan citizens

Coronavirus Wuhan airport before — Wuhan airport takes a big hit as it is where the Coronavirus starts. This picture was taken in October last year

Coronavirus Wuhan airport after — Stil the Wuhan airport but on the 25th of October when the Coronavirus was wreaking havoc, mostly deserted as no one dares, or can fly to the city anymore

Coronavirus iran airport before — The Imam Khomeini International Airport in Iran before the Coronavirus infected the country on the 11th of January. Iran is one of the worst-hit nations all over the world

Coronavirus iran after — This picture is taken on the 29th of February when the government advised Iranians not to travel to prevent the spread of the virus

coronavirus China before — This was Beijing's Tiananmen Square, one of the country's most iconic landmarks on the 21st of February las year

5e6217fdfee23d528a694794 — Still Beijing's Tiananmen Square but on the 11th of February 2020, looks much emptier when people avoid public places

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