Most days you can’t walk through San Francisco’s historic Chinatown without bumping into a tourist’s extended arm, readying for a camera-phone photo. Lunchtime in particular is usually a bustling affair. But on a recent weekday at the height of the coronavirus pandemic that has dominated Asian countries across the Pacific Ocean, there was a noticeable absence of foot traffic. At the Dragon Gate on Grant Avenue, the entrance to Chinatown that is...
Italian soccer team Inter Milan may have booked its place in the next round of the Europa League on Thursday but none of its fans were in the San Siro stadium to witness it.
With concerns of the coronavirus growing into a pandemic and shoppers stocking up, experts say consumers will find more empty shelves by mid-April.
The Tokyo Marathon takes place against a backdrop of empty streets and with just a couple of hundred runners due to the coronavirus outbreak.
A slimmed-down version of one of the world's largest races still took to the streets of Tokyo on Sunday as officials in Japan take extensive measures to curb the spread coronavirus ahead of the 2020 summer Olympic games.
Unease over the possibility of a serious outbreak in the U.S. mounted over the weekend, prompting consumers to buy provisions even as authorities urged restraint, particularly over protective gear already in short supply.
An industry built on live entertainment and big crowds wonders what happens if people have to stay at home.
As the coronavirus spreads around the world, empty spaces are everywhere. In the hardest-hit countries, people are staying away from sporting events, museums, concert halls and the beach....
Jonathan Mok had been walking through Oxford Street on February 24 when he passed a group of men. The 23-year-old said one man told him he 'didn't want coronavirus in our country'.
Goods such as wet wipes, multi-vitamins and antibacterial handwash have nearly all gone
Rory Lovelock likes to be the last to board the plane on the chance he can nab a row of spare seats. On a recent flight in the Philippines he struck gold.
Valencia and Atalanta’s Champions League last-16 second leg on 10 March is set to be played in an empty stadium in an attempt to combat the spread of the coronavirus.
With the coronavirus outbreak around the world showing no sign of slowing down, the travel industry has been one of the hardest affected. Global airlines including British Airways, Cathay Pacific and United Airlines have slashed routes to destinations including northern Italy and South East Asia as they face a softening of demand due to the spread of coronavirus, or Covid-19. As a result, airports around the world have emptied out as they deal...
Travelers are backing out of planned cruises because of coronavirus fears, dealing a punishing blow to the industry at a time of year when ships typically start filling up.
MILAN/LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - Venice hotelier Judith Boulbain has to go back almost two decades to the 9/11 attacks to recall a time when business was this bad. Only a month before Easter, one of the busiest holidays in the European calendar, the owner of the Hotel San Samuele in the heart of Venice
Venice hotelier Judith Boulbain has to go back almost two decades to the 9/11 at...
Italian officials on Wednesday said all sporting events for the next month will take place in empty stadiums in an effort to halt the spread of the coronavirus.
With the spread of the coronavirus and its rising death toll, COVID-19 has fear escalating, and it could lead to sparse stadiums, starting with one group calling for empty arenas for March Madness.
A Turkish Airlines aircraft was flown back to Istanbul without any passengers on...