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Coronavirus in the USA: New York and Los Angeles paralyzed – photos

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US metropolises are paralyzed – photos from the ghost towns

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Published on March 16, 2020 | Reading time: 2 minutes

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Pope Francis walks through the empty streets of Rome

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Rome has been swept empty by the curfew that applies throughout Italy. The Pope took advantage of the situation for an unusual walk.

Deserted sidewalks, hardly any cars on the streets: The US cities of New York and Los Angeles are feeling the effects of the corona virus. How many infected there are in the United States is unclear.

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SSchools, cinemas, theaters, restaurants and bars are closing: In order to contain the corona virus, public life in the largest metropolises in the USA has been largely paralyzed from this week.

All schools in New York have been closed since Monday, and more than a million students have to stay at home. In addition, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced, visibly shaken, that all restaurants, bars, cinemas, concert halls and theaters in the cosmopolitan city would close from Tuesday morning – but cafes and restaurants should still deliver food.

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Theaters, concert halls, restaurants, bars – everything has to be closed in New York these days

Quelle: Barcroft Media via Getty Images / Barcroft Media

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A grocer pushes his cart of goods down an almost empty street near Times Square in New York – –

A grocer pushes his cart of goods down an almost empty street near Times Square in New York

Those: dpa / Wong Maye-E

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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti enacted similar measures that went into effect on Monday night.

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In the two largest US cities, important shops such as supermarkets, pharmacies and banks remain open, but public life has been paralyzed even after major visitor attractions such as museums and Broadway musicals have closed. Many New Yorkers already work from home, and seats are available in the metros even during rush hour.

A ferry waits for passengers in Brooklyn Bridge Park in New York – –

A ferry waits for passengers in Brooklyn Bridge Park in New York

Those: AP / John Minchillo

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There are also school closings in several other states in the USA. In the particularly affected state of Washington in the northwest, restaurants and bars will also be closed until further notice.

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The measures were also necessary because many Americans were still going out in large numbers for dinner and after-work beer in the severely affected states of California, Washington and New York, which the Robert Koch Institute classified as coronavirus risk areas.

The streets in Los Angeles are empty – –

The streets in Los Angeles are empty

Source: AFP / APU GOMES

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Usually the tourist crowds gather here: The closed Grammy Museum in Los Angeles – –

Usually the tourist crowds gather here: The closed Grammy Museum in Los Angeles

Source: AFP / APU GOMES

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The decision on the drastic cuts in New York was not easy for him, wrote the mayor De Blasio on Twitter. “But our city is threatened like never before, and we have to react to it with a war mentality,” continued de Blasio.

Due to insufficient coronavirus tests, many local US politicians assume that the number of unreported infected people is far higher than the officially stated numbers. According to this, there are more than 700 cases each in New York and Washington State and over 400 in California. The CDC has been recommending that all meetings with more than 50 people across the country be canceled since Sunday evening.

Clubs, bars and restaurants in LA must remain closed until at least March 31 - the streets are accordingly empty – –

Clubs, bars and restaurants in LA must remain closed until at least March 31 – the streets are accordingly empty

Source: AFP / APU GOMES

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The El Capitan Theater is actually one of the main attractions in Los Angeles – –

The El Capitan Theater is actually one of the main attractions in Los Angeles

Source: AFP / APU GOMES

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