Ο κορωνοϊός ερημώνει κάθε γωνιά στον κόσμο
epa08309912 A general view of Westminster Bridge in Central London, Britain, 20 March 2020. Britons continue to practise social distancing after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged UK citizens to avoid unnecessary social contacts, to work from home where possible, and to stay away from pubs and restaurants in order to prevent the spread of the pandemic COVID-19 disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. EPA/WILL OLIVER
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Φωτογραφίες από κάθε γωνιά του πλανήτη, φανερώνουν πώς ο νέος κορωνοϊός έχει μετατρέψει τον κόσμο σε μία απέραντη άδεια σκηνή.
Σήμερα, μια διαφορετική παγκόσμια καταστροφή έχει καταστήσει τον φόβο και την κοινωνική απόσταση, απαραίτητες προϋποθέσεις για την επιβίωση της ανθρωπότητας.
Ο νέος κορωνοϊός Covid-19 έχει ήδη αφήσει πίσω του χιλιάδες νεκρούς, ενώ ο φόβος για μια άνευ ελέγχου διάδοση του κινείται ως Δαμόκλειος σπάθη πάνω από το κεφάλι εκατομμυρίων ζωών.
Οι κάποτε πολυσύχναστες πλατείες, παραλίες, εκθεσιακοί χώροι, εστιατόρια, κινηματογραφικές αίθουσες, τουριστικά αξιοθέατα και σιδηροδρομικοί σταθμοί, έχουν παντού ερημώσει, καθώς κυβερνήσεις σε όλον τον κόσμο θωρακίζονται απέναντι στον φονικό ιό, θέτοντας κάθε μέρα νέα δεδομένα στην καθημερινότητα εκατομμυρίων πολιτών, παίρνοντας μέτρα που παίζουν με την έννοια της δημοκρατίας, όπως η απαγόρευση κυκλοφορίας.
Όλες αυτές οι φωτογραφίες διηγούνται μια παρόμοια ιστορία, καθώς το μεγάλο κενό στην παγκόσμια σκηνή μοιάζει να μεγαλώνει ακριβώς όπως πολλαπλασιάζεται φονικός ιός. Οι δημόσιοι χώροι, σε κάθε γωνιά του πλανήτη μπροστά στην αόρατη απειλή του κορωνοϊού έχουν ερημώσει.
Το μεγάλο κενό που αποτυπώνεται μέσα από αυτές τις φωτογραφίες, μια αναγκαιότητα για την προστασία της δημόσιας υγείας, φαντάζει δυστοπικό, και μπορεί οι εικόνες να στοιχειώνουν τους θεατές, αλλά με κάποιο τρόπο στέλνουν ταυτόχρονα κι ένα μήνυμα αισιοδοξίας, αφού μας υπενθυμίζουν ότι η ομορφιά απαιτεί ανθρώπινη αλληλεπίδραση και συνεργασία.
Παρίσι
epa08311453 A jogger runs at the Champs de Mars as a strict lockdown comes into in effect to stop the spread of coronavirus Covid19, Paris, France, 21 March 2020. A strict lockdown requiring most people in France to remain at home came into effect at midday on March 17, 2020, prohibiting all but essential outings in a bid to curb the coronavirus spread. The government has said tens of thousands of police will be patrolling streets and issuing fines of 135 euros ($150) for people without a written declaration justifying their reasons for being out. EPA/JOEL SAGET / POOL MAXPPP OUT
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Σίδνεϋ
epaselect epa08312585 A looks towards the water at a closed at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, 22 March 2020. Beachgoers drew condemnation on 20 March, when tens of thousands of people flouted social distancing rules, which have been put in place in an effort to limit the spread of coronavirus COVID-19. EPA/JOEL CARRETT AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT
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Νέα Υόρκη
epa08312470 A food delivery person crosses vacant Ninth Avenue in New York, New York, USA, 21 March 2020. A day earlier, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo issued a statewide shut down of all non-essential businesses and a ban on all non-solitary outside activities that is set begin on 22 March night in effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus. EPA/Peter Foley
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Σεούλ
epa08305559 A general view of the near-empty Royal Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul, South Korea, 19 March 2020. South Korea has reported nearly 8,560 cases of coronavirus, the infection that causes the disease COVID-19. EPA/JEON HEON-KYUN
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Ρώμη
epa08312932 General view of the empty city centre during the Coronavirus emergency lockdown in Rome, Italy, early 22 March 2020. Police and soldiers are being deployed across the country to ensure that citizens comply with the stay-at-home orders amid the national lockdown implemented in a bid to slow down the spread of the pandemic COVID-19 disease caused by the SARS CoV-2 coronavirus. EPA/MASSIMO PERCOSSI
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Νέο Δελχί
epa08313370 An aerial view of nearly-deserted roads in New Delhi , India, 22 March 2020. According to media reports Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has asked citizens to impose a self-curfew on 22 March, in an effort to combat the spread of coronavirus and COVID19. The nations state government has cancelled trains and ordered the closure of all temples, educational institutions, bars and markets, among other public places. EPA/RAJAT GUPTA
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Βερολίνο
epa08313264 A deserted place at the Neptune fountain (Neptunbrunnen) in front of the TV tower in Berlin, Germany, 22 March 2020. Due to covid-19, most of the shops, museums and concert halls in Berlin are closed. Weekly markets, pharmacies, banking institutes, supermarkets, petrol stations and some other shops are still opened and people still visit parks and public places. At the weekend, German Chancellor Angela Merkel might discuss, with the heads of regional states, the imposition of a curfew. EPA/CLEMENS BILAN
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Μπανγκόκ
epa08312838 A lone Thai rides a motorbike on an empty street of the Ratchaprasong shopping district during the closure order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic in Bangkok, Thailand, 22 March 2020. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration issued the order closing shopping malls and other public places in the effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic which killed one Thai man and the number of COVID-19 infections surged to 599 people were infected. EPA/RUNGROJ YONGRIT
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Βαρκελώνη
epa08313388 View of Aragon street, in Barcelona, Spain, 22 March 2020. Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez announced that the lockdown will extend for 15 days more. Spain faces the eight day of national lockdown in an effort to slow down the spread of the pandemic COVID-19 disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. EPA/Andreu Dalmau
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Αθήνα
epa08304909 A photograph taken with a drone shows the Greek Parliament building in Syntagma square and the empty streets of the capital city of Athens, Greece, 18 March 2020. Cafes, restaurants, museums and archeological sites in the country have suspended operations until at least 30 March 2020 in a bid to slow down the ongoing pandemic of the COVID-19 disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. Greece has reported 418 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and five deaths so far. EPA/ANDREAS TSAKNARIDIS
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Λος Άντζελες
epa08310842 The streets of Downtown and the Financial District are empty of cars amid the coronavirus pandemic in Los Angeles, California, USA, 20 March 2020. California Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced yesterday a 'Stay at Home' order to fight against the spread of the virus. Countries around the world are taking increased measures to stem the widespread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus which causes the Covid-19 disease. EPA/ETIENNE LAURENT
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Πεκίνο
epa08288754 A woman wearing a protective face mask walks in an almost empty residential and office area in Beijing, China, 12 March 2020. Daily life in Beijing has been heavily affected by the coronavirus outbreak. The Covid-19 disease has so far killed at least 4,716 people and infected over 127,000 others worldwide. EPA/ROMAN PILIPEY
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Μόσχα
epa08311568 A view of an empty square in front of the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God of the Sign, where newly-weds usually stage their photoshoots, in the town of Podolsk, outside Moscow, Russia, 21 March 2020. Moscow's authorities have urged citizens to avoid mass events and public places as part of continuing efforts to prevent the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus which causes the COVID-19 disease. EPA/MAXIM SHIPENKOV
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Λονδίνο
epa08311930 An unusually empty Regent Street on a Saturday afternoon in London, Britain, 21 March 2020. Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged UK citizens to avoid unnecessary social contacts, to work from home where possible, and to close schools, pubs and restaurants. Several European countries have closed borders, schools as well as public facilities, and have cancelled most major sports and entertainment events in order to prevent the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus causing the Covid-19 disease. EPA/NEIL HALL
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