Life in the age of coronavirus
Visitors, wearing protective face masks, make a selfie in front of the "Mona Lisa" (La Joconde) by Leonardo Da Vinci at the Louvre museum in Paris, France, July 6, 2020. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
People wear compulsory protective masks as they enjoy a ride in Thorpe Park after it reopened in Chertsey near London, Britain, July 5, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville
A hairdresser wearing protective mask and face shield dries customer's hair between acrylic walls set up for social distancing at a hair salon in Sao Paulo, Brazil July 6, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
Visitors queue to enter the Louvre Pyramid designed by Chinese-born U.S. Architect Ieoh Ming Pei in Paris as the museum reopens its doors to the public after almost 4-month closure in France, July 6, 2020. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
People exercise in a gym in East Jerusalem July 6, 2020. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
Actors dressed as zombies and ghouls perform during a drive-in haunted house show by Kowagarasetai (Scare Squad), for people inside a car in order to maintain social distancing amid the spread of coronavirus, at a garage in Tokyo, Japan July 3, 2020....more
A passenger wearing a mask for protection against coronavirus boards the jeepney, while another sprays disinfectant on her seat, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 3, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
People watch the movie "Jaws" at The Tribeca Drive-In outside Rose Bowl stadium during the coronavirus outbreak, in Pasadena, California, July 2, 2020. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Dermatologist doctor Windy Keumala Budianti performs a treatment on a woman wearing a mini protective mask as she lies under an acrylic box at the Emerald Aesthetic Medic and Beauty clinic after the government eased restrictive measures in Jakarta,...more
Seats are spaced by cardboard cutouts of movie characters aimed at social distancing ahead of the reopening of the Arena Cinelounge theatre in Los Angeles, California, June 17, 2020. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
A woman sits inside her car during the performance of the Brasilia Philharmonic Orchestra during the inauguration of the drive-in movie theatre at the parking lot of President Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport Park in Brasilia, Brazil June...more
People queue in front of a public toilet on the beach as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues in Brighton, Britain, June 24, 2020. REUTERS/Paul Childs
Workers of the "Lodge" restaurant wear protective face masks depicting a picture of their faces, as they work in Brussels, Belgium, June 23, 2020. REUTERS/Johanna Geron
A counselor wearing a protective face mask plays with children as summer camps reopen amid the spread of coronavirus at Carls Family YMCA summer camp in Milford, Michigan, June 23, 2020. REUTERS/Emily Elconin
Barber Renan Estate gives a haircut to a child at home as part of his "Delivery Barber" service in the Complexo do Alemao slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil June 22, 2020. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares
Children routinely sanitize to prevent the spread of coronavirus at Farmington Family YMCA summer camp in Farmington Hills, Michigan, June 23, 2020. REUTERS/Emily Elconin
Nursery plants are seen placed in people's seats during a rehearsal as Barcelona's Gran Teatre del Liceu opera reopens its doors with a concert for plants, to raise awareness about the importance of an audience after the coronavirus lockdown, in...more
People sit in their cars as they enjoy a drive-in concert in Riga, Latvia June 11, 2020. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins
People participate in an outdoor yoga class by LMNTS Outdoor Studio, in a dome to facilitate social distancing and proper protocols to prevent the spread of coronavirus in Toronto, Ontario, Canada June 21, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
Karla Lopez Rangel, 24, gives birth to Sabino Yoehi Flores Lopez as she is supported by her husband Miguel Flores Torres, 24, and midwives Luz Aurora Carrera Lopez and Gabriela Zebadua Baqueiro, in a birthing tub at her home, during the coronavirus...more
Doug Hassebroek pours confetti over his daughter Lydia, celebrating her graduation ceremony at their home in Brooklyn, New York, June 17, 2020. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs
Everton fan Speedo Mick watches his team's match againt Liverpool at home, as Premier League play resumes behind closed doors following the coronavirus outbreak, in London, Britain, June 21, 2020. Action Images via Reuters/Matthew Childs
Barbers wearing protective suits and face masks provide haircuts to customers inside a salon in Dhaka, Bangladesh June 16, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
Minions toys are seen on chairs to maintain social distancing between spectators at a MK2 cinema in Paris, France, June 22, 2020. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Merlin Coles, 3, watches Royal Ascot horse racing on TV at home, whilst sat on his horse Mr Glitter Sparkles with his dog Mistress, in Bere Regis, Dorset, Britain, June 17, 2020. REUTERS/Paul Childs
Retired nurse Feridia Rojas, 82, wears cardboard shaped into a house at a market to protect herself from the coronavirus in Havana, Cuba, June 11, 2020. Rojas decided to build and wear mobile housing to shield herself from the virus that is...more
People drink outside a bar during the reopening phase in the East Village neighborhood in New York City, June 12, 2020. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
People attend the first "corona-proof" dance event in Nijmegen, Netherlands June 6, 2020. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw
Beauticians wearing protective gear tend to their customers inside a parlor at a shopping mall after authorities allowed the reopening of malls in Ahmedabad, India, June 8, 2020. REUTERS/Amit Dave
Artists perform in front of screens showing audience via the Zoom application during the first six-hour online music festival at a studio in Bangkok, Thailand, June 7, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
A motorist arranges fruits and vegetables for sale next to her vehicle, as an alternative mobile grocery stall, along the highway on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya May 25, 2020. REUTERS/Njeri Mwangi
Loreto Vergara, 47, is pictured with some members of his family, cramped inside their shanty home, amid the coronavirus lockdown, in Tondo, Manila, Philippines, May 4, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
A teacher wearing a protective suit interacts with a child at a nursery in Amman, Jordan June 8, 2020. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed
A man tries on a face mask with his portrait printed on it at a photo studio in Gandhinagar, India, May 27, 2020. REUTERS/Amit Dave
Diego Torres from Riverdale High School surprises his girlfriend Gabi Dubrul from Professional Children's School outside her family's apartment with balloons, flowers and a sign in the Soho neighborhood of Manhattan, New York, May 26, 2020....more
Alex Montagano demonstrates his "Hugging Station" with neighbour Sharon Pearce-Anderson, that he built to embrace family members amid the coronavirus precautions in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 21, 2020. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi
Attorney John Flor is pictured inside his van, that he has named "Tennessee Red" and where he has moved his law offices, parked in the driveway of his home to give him space to work separate from his family in South Easton, Massachusetts, May 26,...more
Avcilar Municipality's worker Sevim Ozek presents a protective face mask which allows lip reading, designed by Mayor Turan Hancerli for families who have hearing impaired members, in Istanbul, Turkey May 27, 2020. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
Pastor Traci Blackmon poses inside the closed Christ the King United Church of Christ, where five members of her 180-member congregation had gotten sick from the coronavirus and two have died, in Florissant, Missouri, May 22, 2020. REUTERS/Lawrence...more
Manal Adada, waters plants on the rooftop of a building, as many Lebanese turn to grow vegetables and fruits at home as the pandemic hammers the collapsing economy and food costs soar to new heights, in Beirut, Lebanon May 17, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed...more
A gym-goer wearing a protective mask and gloves exercises as she tests new social distancing and hygiene rules inside a gym, before it reopened in Castiglione della Pescaia, Italy, May 19, 2020. REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini
Lydia Hassebroek says hi to her friend Rose through her kitchen window in Brooklyn, New York, May 17. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs
An aerial view of Archbishop Francois Touvet waving to attendees after France's first-ever drive-in mass in Chalons-en-Champagne, near Reims, France, May 17, 2020. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
An NYPD officer keeps an eye on people as they control social distance on a warm day at Domino Park in New York, May 16. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Junior Doctor Amy Kitchen kisses her Junior Doctor husband Jared Leggett goodbye as she makes her way to work from their motorhome in the hospital carpark at The Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital in East Lancashire, in Blackburn, Britain, May 14,...more
Monica Samudio, 46, whose husband Jorge Garcia, 51, died from COVID-19, is reflected in the window as she looks out of her new apartment, in Mexico City, Mexico April 29, 2020. Samudio said she moved from her previous home after feeling discriminated...more
Children Mila and Teo Principe and Alexandria and Juliana Lyles, maintain social distance during an outdoor movie night at a home in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, April 8. REUTERS/Arin Yoon
Francisco throws a plastic container filled with wine to another rooftop during a nationwide quarantine in Caracas, Venezuela April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Manaure Quintero
A male crossdresser, who goes by the pseudonym Anzu, gestures to other participants as he uses the online drinking party service "Tacnom" on a laptop at his house in Yokohama, Japan May 2, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
A couple embraces outside of a terminal pickup area at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, May 12, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
People take part in the nightly clap and cheer for healthcare workers in Brooklyn, New York City, May 12, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Personal trainer Flo Dowler leads the residents of Napier Avenue in a workout fitness class in Fulham, West London, May 11. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs
A woman wearing a protective face mask looks at bathing suits in a shop of Cap 3000 department store in Saint Laurent du Var near Nice, France, May 11, 2020. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
Roberto Ruiz visits his mother, Elena Filippi, 80, in a retirement residence and talks with her through the transparent separation screen on Mother's Day in Vina del Mar, Chile, May 10. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido
People exercise at Mi Fitness after the reopening of some of gyms in Beijing, China, May 8, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Pregnant nurse Samantha Salinas attends an appointment with her midwives at Birth Center Stone Oak in San Antonio, Texas, May 6, 2020. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare
Georgina Cooper does her daily exercise in a dinosaur costume to entertain her neighbours in Watford, Britain, May 7, 2020. REUTERS/Paul Childs
Camila Hormazabal, a 24-year-old sex worker, meets with a virtual customer in Concepcion, Chile April 7, 2020. Hormazabal now offers sexual services online after the nightclub where she had worked was closed due to the outbreak. With no way to pay...more
Alexis Lamoreaux celebrates with her family after she graduated from the nursing school of the Ohio State University during an online commencement ceremony in Columbus, Ohio, May 2, 2020. REUTERS/Megan Jelinger
Newborn baby Phuc An, wearing a protective face shield, is seen before leaving home for his vaccination, in Hanoi, Vietnam April 13, 2020. Phuc An was born at Vinmec hospital in Hanoi on April 1, when the Southeast Asian country started strict...more
A couple kisses at Duomo Square, as Italy begins a staged end to a nationwide lockdown in Catania, Italy May 4, 2020. REUTERS/Antonio Parrinello
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