The World Before vs After Coronavirus
Tuesday 24th of March 2020
The World Before vs After Coronavirus
With a total of 381,491 cases and 16,553 deaths in over 160 countries around the globe, the coronavirus pandemic continues to shake up the world. As tourism industries go to a slump, businesses go out of the market and population statistics go down, the impact this world-wide disease is leaving on the globe is unimaginable and grave. Although the actual damage caused by it cannot be accurately said, the drastic change can clearly be seen in pictures.
The World on a Break
The Woodlands Causeway between Singapore and Malaysia, before and after Malaysia imposed a lockdown on travel over the coronavirus.
Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims walking at Imam Ali Shrine in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq.
An outdoor shopping area at the marina in Ashkelon.
Iraqi people walking at a market near Imam Ali Shrine, in the holy city of Najaf.
However, as millions of people stay at home without going out, it has led to a huge impact on the environment, with pollution levels falling drastically. There’s no waste on the roads, the waters are clearer and the wild life returns. Even in China, the weather is seems noticeably good, the sky blue, birds, and trees grown green. And in Italy, the canals that are often murky began to be clearer with fish visible in the water below.
