The Japanese, Greek and Olympic flags fly at the Panathenaic Stadium, Athens, Greece, following the cancellation of the torch relay as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus. (Reuters)
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Tourists wearing protective masks watch the Changing of the Guard in Syntagma Square, Athens, Greece. (AP Photo)
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A commuter wears a protective face mask on the London Underground, as the number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases rise around the world. (Reuters)
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People out and about in Paris as cafes and restaurants remain closed amid the COVID-19 outbreak. (AFP)
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A man wearing a protective mask crosses Venice’s Rialto Bridge in the midst of an unprecedented lockdown across of all Italy imposed to slow the outbreak of coronavirus. (Reuters)
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A deserted St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican City, Rome. (AN Photo)
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Nurses and doctors in the maternity department of the Fatebenefratelli hospital on Isola Tiberina, in Rome. (AN Photo)