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PHOTOS: Tourist attractions stand empty amid COVID-19 concerns

  • The security line outside the Louvre museum is empty in Paris, Monday, March 2, 2020. The Louvre was closed as management was meeting with staff worried about the spread of the new virus in the world's most-visited museum. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
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    France Virus Outbreak

    The security line outside the Louvre museum is empty in Paris, Monday, March 2, 2020. The Louvre was closed as management was meeting with staff worried about the spread of the new virus in the world's most-visited museum. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
    ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • A woman walks near the Tower of Pisa in the semi-deserted Piazza dei Miracoli on March 10, 2020. The Italian government has imposed unprecedented restrictions on its 60 million people as it expanded its emergency coronavirus lockdown nationwide. (Photo by Laura Lezza/Getty Images)
    2/16

    Italy Clamps Down On Public Events And Travel

    A woman walks near the Tower of Pisa in the semi-deserted Piazza dei Miracoli on March 10, 2020. The Italian government has imposed unprecedented restrictions on its 60 million people as it expanded its emergency coronavirus lockdown nationwide. (Photo by Laura Lezza/Getty Images)
    Laura Lezza via Getty Images
  • A priest walks past the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank city of Bethlehem a day after spraying sanitizers as a preventive measure against the coronavirus, on March 6, 2020. The city of Bethlehem was on lockdown after the first Palestinian cases of the deadly coronavirus were discovered there. (Photo by Musa Al SHAER / AFP) (Photo by MUSA AL SHAER/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Bethlehem Lockdown

    A priest walks past the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank city of Bethlehem a day after spraying sanitizers as a preventive measure against the coronavirus, on March 6, 2020. The city of Bethlehem was on lockdown after the first Palestinian cases of the deadly coronavirus were discovered there. (Photo by Musa Al SHAER / AFP) (Photo by MUSA AL SHAER/AFP via Getty Images)
    MUSA AL SHAER via Getty Images
  • Carabineri (Italian paramilitary police officers) patrol an empty St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Pope Francis held his weekly general audience in the privacy of his library as the Vatican implemented Italy’s drastic coronavirus lockdown measures, barring the general public from St. Peter’s Square and taking precautions to limit the spread of infections in the tiny city state. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
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    Vatican Virus Outbreak

    Carabineri (Italian paramilitary police officers) patrol an empty St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Pope Francis held his weekly general audience in the privacy of his library as the Vatican implemented Italy’s drastic coronavirus lockdown measures, barring the general public from St. Peter’s Square and taking precautions to limit the spread of infections in the tiny city state. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
    ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Scenes from above show a quiet Pattaya beach, normally packed with tourists, in Pattaya, Thailand on March 11, 2020. Tourist arrivals have plunged more than 50% and are expected to continue for months ahead in Thailand. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
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    Tourism In Thailand Plagued By Coronavirus Outbreak

    Scenes from above show a quiet Pattaya beach, normally packed with tourists, in Pattaya, Thailand on March 11, 2020. Tourist arrivals have plunged more than 50% and are expected to continue for months ahead in Thailand. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
    Paula Bronstein via Getty Images
  • Visitors wearing face masks, amid concerns about the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, walk through a courtyard of Gyeongbokgung palace in central Seoul on March 6, 2020. Seoul threatened to retaliate on March 6 over what it called Tokyo's "irrational" plan to quarantine arrivals from South Korea over the coronavirus outbreak, turning the scientific issue into a diplomatic row. (Photo by ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images)
    6/16

    South Korea Coronavirus Fears

    Visitors wearing face masks, amid concerns about the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, walk through a courtyard of Gyeongbokgung palace in central Seoul on March 6, 2020. Seoul threatened to retaliate on March 6 over what it called Tokyo's "irrational" plan to quarantine arrivals from South Korea over the coronavirus outbreak, turning the scientific issue into a diplomatic row. (Photo by ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images)
    ED JONES via Getty Images
  • A woman crosses a nearly empty Duomo square in downtown Milan, Italy Thursday, March 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
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    Italy Virus Outbreak

    A woman crosses a nearly empty Duomo square in downtown Milan, Italy Thursday, March 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
    ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • A man rides on an electric-powered scooter, passing by the closed entrance gates to the Forbidden City, usually crowded with tourists before the coronavirus outbreak in Beijing, Thursday, March 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
    8/16

    Virus Outbreak China

    A man rides on an electric-powered scooter, passing by the closed entrance gates to the Forbidden City, usually crowded with tourists before the coronavirus outbreak in Beijing, Thursday, March 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
    ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • A woman wearing a protective face mask sits inside an empty metro train in Rome, on the third day of an unprecedented lockdown across of all Italy, imposed to slow the outbreak of coronavirus. (REUTERS/Remo Casilli)
    9/16

    Coronavirus Hits Italy

    A woman wearing a protective face mask sits inside an empty metro train in Rome, on the third day of an unprecedented lockdown across of all Italy, imposed to slow the outbreak of coronavirus. (REUTERS/Remo Casilli)
    Remo Casilli / Reuters
  • A view of empty streets following the coronavirus outbreak in Amsterdam, The Netherlands on March 10, 2020. (Photo by Paco Nunez/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
    10/16

    Coronavirus Precautions in Amsterdam

    A view of empty streets following the coronavirus outbreak in Amsterdam, The Netherlands on March 10, 2020. (Photo by Paco Nunez/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
    Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
  • Players run for the ball in an empty stadium during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Moenchengladbach and 1.FC Cologne in Moenchengladbach, Germany, Wednesday, March 11, 2020. It is the first Bundesliga match played behind closed doors without spectators due to the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
    11/16

    Germany Soccer Bundesliga Virus Outbreak

    Players run for the ball in an empty stadium during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Moenchengladbach and 1.FC Cologne in Moenchengladbach, Germany, Wednesday, March 11, 2020. It is the first Bundesliga match played behind closed doors without spectators due to the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
    ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Empty seats of Spanish parliament's lower house in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, March 10, 2020. The Spanish parliament's lower house has cancelled its activities for a week after a prominent lawmaker from the upstart far-right Vox Party tested positive for the COVID-19. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
    12/16

    Spain Virus Outbreak

    Empty seats of Spanish parliament's lower house in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, March 10, 2020. The Spanish parliament's lower house has cancelled its activities for a week after a prominent lawmaker from the upstart far-right Vox Party tested positive for the COVID-19. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
    ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • General view shows almost deserted piazza Vittorio. The Italian government puts the whole country on lockdown as Italy is battling COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. Among other measures against coronavirus spreading, cafes and restaurants are forced to close at six in the evening, and people movements are allowed only for work, for buying essential goods and for health reasons. (Photo by Nicolò Campo/LightRocket via Getty Images)
    13/16

    Italy Battles Coronavirus

    General view shows almost deserted piazza Vittorio. The Italian government puts the whole country on lockdown as Italy is battling COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. Among other measures against coronavirus spreading, cafes and restaurants are forced to close at six in the evening, and people movements are allowed only for work, for buying essential goods and for health reasons. (Photo by Nicolò Campo/LightRocket via Getty Images)
    Nicolò Campo via Getty Images
  • A man wearing a mask to help protect himself from the new coronavirus looks towards at Beirut's seaside corniche, or waterfront promenade, along the Mediterranean Sea, Thursday, March 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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    Virus Outbreak Lebanon

    A man wearing a mask to help protect himself from the new coronavirus looks towards at Beirut's seaside corniche, or waterfront promenade, along the Mediterranean Sea, Thursday, March 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
    ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • A woman with a suitcase walks crosses the empty S-Bahn platform at Munich Airport. (Photo by Peter Kneffel/picture alliance via Getty Images)
    15/16

    Munich Airport During Coronavirus Outbreak

    A woman with a suitcase walks crosses the empty S-Bahn platform at Munich Airport. (Photo by Peter Kneffel/picture alliance via Getty Images)
    picture alliance via Getty Images
  • An empty lecture hall at the University of Miskolc in Hungary, Thursday, March 12, 2020, following the Hungarian government declaration of a national state of emergency. (Janos Vajda/MTI via AP)
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    Hungary Virus Outbreak

    An empty lecture hall at the University of Miskolc in Hungary, Thursday, March 12, 2020, following the Hungarian government declaration of a national state of emergency. (Janos Vajda/MTI via AP)
    ASSOCIATED PRESS
The security line outside the Louvre museum is empty in Paris, Monday, March 2, 2020. The Louvre was closed as management was meeting with staff worried about the spread of the new virus in the world's most-visited museum. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
A woman walks near the Tower of Pisa in the semi-deserted Piazza dei Miracoli on March 10, 2020. The Italian government has imposed unprecedented restrictions on its 60 million people as it expanded its emergency coronavirus lockdown nationwide. (Photo by Laura Lezza/Getty Images)
A priest walks past the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank city of Bethlehem a day after spraying sanitizers as a preventive measure against the coronavirus, on March 6, 2020. The city of Bethlehem was on lockdown after the first Palestinian cases of the deadly coronavirus were discovered there. (Photo by Musa Al SHAER / AFP) (Photo by MUSA AL SHAER/AFP via Getty Images)
Carabineri (Italian paramilitary police officers) patrol an empty St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Pope Francis held his weekly general audience in the privacy of his library as the Vatican implemented Italy’s drastic coronavirus lockdown measures, barring the general public from St. Peter’s Square and taking precautions to limit the spread of infections in the tiny city state. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Scenes from above show a quiet Pattaya beach, normally packed with tourists, in Pattaya, Thailand on March 11, 2020. Tourist arrivals have plunged more than 50% and are expected to continue for months ahead in Thailand. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
Visitors wearing face masks, amid concerns about the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, walk through a courtyard of Gyeongbokgung palace in central Seoul on March 6, 2020. Seoul threatened to retaliate on March 6 over what it called Tokyo's "irrational" plan to quarantine arrivals from South Korea over the coronavirus outbreak, turning the scientific issue into a diplomatic row. (Photo by ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images)
A woman crosses a nearly empty Duomo square in downtown Milan, Italy Thursday, March 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
A man rides on an electric-powered scooter, passing by the closed entrance gates to the Forbidden City, usually crowded with tourists before the coronavirus outbreak in Beijing, Thursday, March 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
A woman wearing a protective face mask sits inside an empty metro train in Rome, on the third day of an unprecedented lockdown across of all Italy, imposed to slow the outbreak of coronavirus. (REUTERS/Remo Casilli)
A view of empty streets following the coronavirus outbreak in Amsterdam, The Netherlands on March 10, 2020. (Photo by Paco Nunez/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Players run for the ball in an empty stadium during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Moenchengladbach and 1.FC Cologne in Moenchengladbach, Germany, Wednesday, March 11, 2020. It is the first Bundesliga match played behind closed doors without spectators due to the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Empty seats of Spanish parliament's lower house in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, March 10, 2020. The Spanish parliament's lower house has cancelled its activities for a week after a prominent lawmaker from the upstart far-right Vox Party tested positive for the COVID-19. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
General view shows almost deserted piazza Vittorio. The Italian government puts the whole country on lockdown as Italy is battling COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. Among other measures against coronavirus spreading, cafes and restaurants are forced to close at six in the evening, and people movements are allowed only for work, for buying essential goods and for health reasons. (Photo by Nicolò Campo/LightRocket via Getty Images)
A man wearing a mask to help protect himself from the new coronavirus looks towards at Beirut's seaside corniche, or waterfront promenade, along the Mediterranean Sea, Thursday, March 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
A woman with a suitcase walks crosses the empty S-Bahn platform at Munich Airport. (Photo by Peter Kneffel/picture alliance via Getty Images)
An empty lecture hall at the University of Miskolc in Hungary, Thursday, March 12, 2020, following the Hungarian government declaration of a national state of emergency. (Janos Vajda/MTI via AP)
Tori Floyd
·Editor

As the coronavirus has officially been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization, countries around the world are taking measures to keep residents and visitors safe. As a result, many of the world’s biggest tourism destinations have been closed temporarily or have seen declines in the number of visitors. Here’s a look at some tourist destinations and major hubs, normally filled with people, as they shut down in an effort to fight transmission of COVID-19 through proximity.