Coronavirus COVID-19's impact seen in before-and-after imagery from space

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The new virus that causes coronavirus disease COVID-19 is microscopic in size and easily transmitted within a tiny respiratory droplet — but its impact has been global.

In fact, some of its effects are already visible from space.

Satellite imagery provided by Maxar Technologies shows the global impact of coronavirus — in China, Japan, Iran and more — as usually crowded public spaces are left deserted.

The stark effects can be seen at a diverse range of locations, from the Great Mosque at Mecca in Saudi Arabia to outside the Space Mountain ride a Disneyland in Tokyo.

Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China

The Great Mosque and Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Highway in Wuhan, China

Avenue in Wuhan, China

Dongdamen railway station in Wuhan, China

Toll road in Wuhan, China

Leishenshan Hospital in Wuhan, China

Tehran International Airport, Iran

Space Mountain ride at Tokyo Disneyland, Japan

Shrine of Fatima Masumeh, Iran

Huoshenshan 'pop-up' field hospital in Wuhan, China

Topics: infectious-diseases-other, diseases-and-disorders, china, iran-islamic-republic-of, japan

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