Streets virtually deserted, with the occasional delivery driver defying the void. Families separated and isolated. Telework, videoconferences, distance learning. Sporting events behind closed doors. Long lines for food, and some signs of shortages. COVID-19 has brought out the best and worst in us… but the world keeps turning. This gallery reflects that.

The social distancing strategy has been implemented in many regions of the globe, but the World Health Organization has already warned that it might not be enough. Italy is in lockdown, France has just done the same, and Spain declared a state of alarm. Other countries have adopted radically opposite solutions (with the corresponding warning from experts), and there is no shortage of "leaders with limited intellectual capacity" who mock the pandemic, or those who see the crisis as a vacation opportunity.

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Meanwhile, COVID-19 advances. Slow in some places, very fast in others… but it advances. A vaccine is still far away, beyond the experimental tests announced in recent hours. It has changed our pace, our habits, our way of life, and many photographers around the world captured it with their cameras. Below are some of the best images.

Life in the Time of Coronavirus (Gallery)
Expatriate returning from Egypt, Syria, and Lebanon arrive to be re-tested at a Kuwaiti health ministry containment and screening zone for COVID-19 coronavirus disease in Kuwait City on March 16, 2020. - Facing a mounting public health threat, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and Oman have taken drastic measures to combat the pandemic. Kuwait has taken the strictest measures in the GCC by largely locking down the country over the weekend. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP) (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images)
Life in the Time of Coronavirus (Gallery)
Expatriates waiting for testing in a containment zone in Kuwait. Yasser Al-Zayyat / AFP / Getty
Life in the Time of Coronavirus (Gallery)
The image that went around the world: An exhausted nurse at a hospital in Cremona. Francesca Mangiatordi via Reuters
Life in the Time of Coronavirus (Gallery)
Lori Spencer visits her mother Judie Shape in Seattle, who tested positive for COVID-19. Jason Redmond / Reuters
Life in the Time of Coronavirus (Gallery)
Priest Jesús Higueras broadcasts his mass via smartphone on the outskirts of Madrid. Bernat Armangue / AP
Life in the Time of Coronavirus (Gallery)
The main avenue of Tirana, capital of Albania, deserted. Gent Shkullaku / AFP / Getty
Life in the Time of Coronavirus (Gallery)
A rodeo in Georgia, behind closed doors. Kevin C. Cox / Getty
Life in the Time of Coronavirus (Gallery)
The entrance of a supermarket in Milan, with people lining up and separated. Emanuele Cremaschi / Getty
Life in the Time of Coronavirus (Gallery)
Caidence Miller accompanied by her grandmother Chrissy Brackett, using an online learning platform. Lindsey Wasson / Reuters
Life in the Time of Coronavirus (Gallery)
A delivery driver on Via del Corso, Rome. Alberto Pizzoli / AFP / Getty
Life in the Time of Coronavirus (Gallery)
A Super Rugby match in Auckland, New Zealand. Renee McKay / Getty
Life in the Time of Coronavirus (Gallery)
Cosplayers idle in a nearly empty Times Square. David Dee Delgado / Getty
Life in the Time of Coronavirus (Gallery)
Nabi Younes market in Mosul, closed. Abdullah Rashid / Reuters
Life in the Time of Coronavirus (Gallery)
The rare scene of a deserted street in Manhattan. Jeenah Moon / Reuters
Life in the Time of Coronavirus (Gallery)
A doctor attends by phone in Livorno, Italy. Laura Lezza / Getty
Life in the Time of Coronavirus (Gallery)
The Teatro Massimo Vittorio Emanuele in Palermo, empty. Tullio Puglia / Getty
Life in the Time of Coronavirus (Gallery)
A professor in the middle of an online class at the University of Catania. Fabrizio Villa / Getty
Life in the Time of Coronavirus (Gallery)
Line to buy cannabis in Amsterdam, before the total closure announced on Sunday. Peter Dejong / AP
Life in the Time of Coronavirus (Gallery)
Hundreds of people waiting to enter a Costco in California. Justin Sullivan / Getty
Life in the Time of Coronavirus (Gallery)
Empty shelves, toilet paper and towels sold out at a Target in Arizona. Christian Petersen / Getty
Life in the Time of Coronavirus (Gallery)
Rue de Rivoli in Paris, almost empty. Stephane Cardinale / Corbis via Getty
Life in the Time of Coronavirus (Gallery)
A baseball match in Taiwan, behind closed doors. Gene Wang / Getty
Life in the Time of Coronavirus (Gallery)
The Louvre, closed. Veronique de Viguerie / Getty
Life in the Time of Coronavirus (Gallery)
The band 'DeWolff' streaming a concert via Facebook. Marcel Van Hoorn / ANP / AFP / Getty
Life in the Time of Coronavirus (Gallery)
Flowers that will be destroyed due to the drop in demand in Aalsmeer, Netherlands. Lex Van Lieshout / ANP / AFP / Getty
Life in the Time of Coronavirus (Gallery)
A student following an online class in Fuyang, China. China Daily CDIC / Reuters
Life in the Time of Coronavirus (Gallery)
Empty training fields in London. Eddie Keogh / Reuters
Life in the Time of Coronavirus (Gallery)
A basketball match in Australia, behind closed doors. Will Russell / Getty
Life in the Time of Coronavirus (Gallery)
Employees disinfect the Hagia Sophia museum in Istanbul. Yasin Akgul / AFP / Getty
Life in the Time of Coronavirus (Gallery)
Farragut West station in Washington D.C., empty at 'rush hour'. Daniel Slim / AFP / Getty
Life in the Time of Coronavirus (Gallery)
A damaged and abandoned can at a Vons supermarket in Burbank. Amy Sussman / Getty

Source: The Atlantic