Coronavirus Effect Visible From Space, Satellite Images Reveal World Is Now An Empty Place
The coronavirus death toll in mainland China on Friday increased to 3,042 with an overall 80,552 infections, as the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that the outbreak was "not a drill" as the number of global cases surpassed 95,000 with more than 3,000 fatalities.
While countries across the world are coming to grips with the health calamity caused by Coronavirus, normal life has taken a hit globally. There are now more than 80,000 confirmed cases of the virus across the world and the death toll has crossed 3000, mostly from mainland China. With the virus becoming a worldwide epidemic, it has had a massive impact which is now visible from space.
Here are some before and after satellite pictures around the world that show how coronavirus outbreak has destroyed normal life:
1. Satellite image of The Milan Duoma on January 22, 2020 and during the coronavirus outbreaks on March 4, 2020 in Milan, Italy.
2. Satellite image of Tiananmen Square on February 21, 2019 and during the coronavirus outbreaks on February 11, 2020 in Beijing.
3. Satellite image of Huoshenshan Hospital on April 28, 2017 and during the coronavirus outbreaks on February 22, 2020 in Wuhan.
4. Satellite image of vehicles on a highway on October 17, 2019 and during the coronavirus outbreaks on February 25, 2020 in Wuhan.
5 . Satellite image shows crowds at the Hazrat Masumeh Shrine in Qom, Iran, on September 25, 2019, and an empty shrine during the coronavirus outbreak on March 1, 2020.
6 . Satellite image shows the site of Leishenshan Hospital in Wuhan before construction on August 3, 2019 and after its construction in response to the coronavirus on March 4, 2020.
7 . Satellite image shows vehicles along a road in Wuhan, China, October 17, 2019, and the same road empty during on February 25, 2020.
8 . Satellite image shows a train station in Wuhan, China, October 17, 2019, and the same train station during the coronavirus February 25, 2020.
9 . Satellite image of Wuhan Avenue on October 17, 2019 and during the coronavirus outbreaks on February 25, 2020 in Wuhan.
10 . Tehran airport Iran on, January 11, 2020, and during the coronavirus outbreak February 29, 2020.
11 . Wuhan airport before coronavirus in China, October 17, 2019, and the same airport during the coronavirus outbreak February 25, 2020.
12 . Crowds at the Space Mountain ride in Tokyo Disneyland, Japan, before the spread of the virus on February 1, 2020, and the empty site on March 1, 2020.
13 . A large crowd surrounding the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on February 14, 2020, and a smaller crowd at the same site during the coronavirus March 3, 2020
14 . Satellite image shows vehicles at a toll plaza in Wuhan, China, October 17, 2019 and the same empty toll plaza during the coronavirus outbreak on February 25, 2020.
First Published: Mar 07, 2020, 14:45 IST