Britain’s streets, trains, pubs, theatres and clubs are set to stay deserted

Britain’s streets, trains, pubs and theatres are set to stay deserted for weeks after the Prime Minister announced the country is shutting down and all non-essential contact is banned for three months. At a dramatic press conference in Downing Street, as the UK coronavirus death toll spiked to 55, Boris Johnson set out the need for … Read more

Pope Francis walks through Rome’s deserted streets amid coronavirus lockdown

Pope Francis defied Italian government advice to stay indoors and today walked to church through Rome’s deserted streets to pray for the end of coronavirus. The Catholic leader had earlier delivered a blessing from his balcony window above an eerily empty St Peter’s Square, which has been closed to worshippers as part of the country’s … Read more

London’s usually busy streets look deserted as people stay away during coronavirus outbreak

Photos of Britain’s streets on Saturday night show an almost deserted central London amid the coronavirus outbreak, but revellers still showed up for a night out in Leeds.  With the Prime Minister announcing the Covid-19 virus spread as ‘the worst public health crisis for a generation’ and urging those with symptoms to stay indoors, the … Read more

Ghost town NYC: Big Apple’s streets are deserted due to coronavirus outbreak

New York City has turned into a ghost town with typically-packed subways cars left completely empty and tourist-filled hot spots like Times Square and Central Park eerily deserted.  On Friday President Donald Trump declared a national emergency and ordered that $50billion in federal resources be allocated to combat the contagious outbreak that has impacted 49 … Read more

Passenger shares eerie photos of nearly deserted terminals at JFK

The John F. Kennedy International Airport was nearly deserted Thursday morning as only a few passengers waited for their flights out of New York City.  Daigo Takayama, 35, who was visiting the Big Apple, shared photos with the DailyMail.com showing empty terminals at the airport. ‘I have been traveling my entire life, in and out … Read more

Coronavirus Italy: Landmarks deserted as lockdown enforced

Italian streets and piazzas were empty today while shoppers crammed into supermarkets to stock up for a lengthy quarantine as the country began an unprecedented nationwide lockdown.  Tourist favourites including Milan’s shopping galleries, Rome’s Spanish Steps and Vatican’s St Peter’s Square were all but deserted today after the drastic coronavirus measures were extended to the … Read more

Rome is deserted as coronavirus drives tourists away

Italian attractions usually brimming with tourists have been deserted in recent days amid fears of the spread of the deadly coronavirus.  Today, the Italian government rolled out a harsh coronavirus containment strategy after the number of deaths spiked by 36 in a single day. The number of tourists pictured at some of the country’s most … Read more