12 YouTube Live Cams Show How World Has Come To Halt During Coronavirus Lockdown

Humans on planet Earth have been restricted to their homes with the spread of the novel Coronavirus across countries. The resulting lockdown has become the reality for many around the world, with social distancing on the rise from the fear of COVID-19 pandemic.

This is also the time to see how the world has gone into its shell, reducing all sorts of public activities. And a bunch of live cameras installed across major cities in the world gives us an interesting glimpse into just how the world is affected by lockdown and social distancing measures.

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A look at these ongoing live streams from around the world share interesting insights on the lockdown and the situation in the corresponding region. What used to be a crowd of people moving all around in a hurry, is now nothing more than a deserted lane or a road that seldom sees a visitor.

So without wasting any more time let us have a look at these live cams from major cities around the globe.

1. Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo, Japan

Located in the heart of Tokyo, the Shibuya station crossing is the busiest road crossing in the world, with as many as 2,500 people crossing the junction over five zebra crossings every time the signal changes to pedestrian walk. But now, as you can see, not that many people are on the road. Japan's currently in a state of emergency, battling hard to fight the Coronavirus spread among a largely vulnerable, ageing population.

2. Times Square, New York City, USA

A 24-hour continuous live stream of the Times Square in New York City, this shows the real condition of the reduced foot traffic in the heart of New York City. Considered to be one of the busiest rendezvous at any given time of the year, Times Square now seems to be barred with road blocks and occupied only by the police force. Even a single citizen is a rare sight on the camera. With a total of 1.3 lakh Coronavirus cases and close to 9,000 deaths, NYC has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.

3. Banff, Alberta, Canada

Located within Banff National Park, Banff is a resort town in the province of Alberta, Its skyline is adorned with the peaks of Mt. Rundle and Mt. Cascade, part of the Rocky Mountains. On any given day of the year, Banff Avenue can be seen bustling with people because of its boutiques, restaurants, chateau-style hotels and souvenir shops. With more than 2500+ cases recorded in Alberta, the roads and intersections of Banff are now empty for the most parts.

4. London, UK

Located on Snakes Lane east, this live cam hints at the live situation in London. With the United Kingdom being one of the worst affected countries with the Coronavirus with more than 1.14 lakh confirmed cases, deserted roads can be seen in London with no person seen on them whatsoever.

5. Melbourne, Australia

24x7 live feed from Platinum Apartments in Melbourne can be seen here. While in limited numbers, movement can be seen on the roads of Melbourne. This is majorly because the country was able to flat line and even drop the curve of the newly confirmed cases within a 4-digit mark thanks to the active measures it put in place in time.

6. Bulgaria

With the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases less than thousand, Bulgaria has allowed a bit more freedom of movement to its citizens, as can be seen in this live cam. Apart from private vehicles, even public transport buses can be seen running on the roads every now and then.

7. Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Even in a lockdown, Amsterdam still holds its small-town serenity in place. Located in one of the oldest parts in town, the live cam focuses on a silent water passage and row of houses built on its banks. A picture-perfect view to have while at home. Across Netherlands, more than 31,000 COVID 19 cases have been detected to date.

8. Venice, Italy

The live cam showing Venice is an absolute thing of beauty. That is because it is a revolving cam, i.e. it keeps switching between multiple cameras located at multiple sites within the city, each of them more picturesque than the other. Citing the lockdown, Venice can be seen as completely deserted in the ongoing times.

9. Lamai, Koh Samui, Thailand

Thailand's Coronavirus count is quite low as at the time of writing so don't be surprised if you catch people travelling in their personal vehicles in the live stream above. Located at a restaurant in Lamai, the love cam shows everything, even though not normal, but at peace in the region.

10. Penguin Colony, California, USA

Did you think such live cams were only for humans? California Academy of Sciences proved it wrong by sharing with the world how their penguins are keeping their cool during the Coronavirus lockdown. Those interested to have a doze of 'cute' can watch these penguins swim, flirt, and nest on three live HD webcams.

11. Washington DC, USA

A difficult angle to observe, the live cam shown here is located over the Reagan International Airport at Washington DC. It can be observed that the airport is practically shut and no flights can be seen taking off. More than 2,600 COVID 19 cases have appeared so far in Washington DC.

12. International Space Station

The live cams are not restricted to places on Earth. Another live stream takes a whole new meaning, as it is carried out by the Astronauts in space, showing our planet Earth as one complete unit.