Face masks, empty streets: What coronavirus is doing to the world

A commuter looks through a water-stained window wearing a mask and gloves to help guard against the Coronavirus, on a public bus in downtown Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020. Iran on Satuday said that 21 more people have died from the coronavirus, raising the country's death toll to 145. (AP)

A tourist wears protective mask while waiting for a flight back to South Korea at the Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv, Israel. As many as 21 confirmed cases of the coronavirus have been detected in Israel so far. (AP)

In this Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, file photo, people wearing masks sit in front of a countdown clock for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. The Tokyo Olympics open in exactly five months on July 24. But the fast-spreading coronavirus from China is making Tokyo organizers very anxious. (AP)

Toursists wearing masks spotted at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. In India, as many as 31 people have been tested positive for coronavirus so far. (Express photo: Rana Simranjit Singh)

Sumo wrestlers wearing masks arrive at Shin Osaka railway station in Osaka, western Japan. A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 1,00,000 people globally. (AP)

The focal point of the coronavirus emergency in Europe, Italy, is also the region's weakest economy and is taking an almighty hit as foreigners stop visiting its cultural treasures or buying its prized artisanal products, from fashion to food to design. (AP)

A couple wearing face masks rides a bicycle at a park in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, March 7, 2020. The number of infections of the COVID-19 disease in the country has now crossed over 7,000. (AP)

A Palestinian man walks next to a closed school in Gaza City, Saturday, March 7, 2020. Palestinian authority decided a schools suspensions for 30 days in Gaza and the West Bank following the Palestinian health ministry said Palestinians from Bethlehem have tested positive for the Coronavirus. (AP)

People wear masks to help guard against the Coronavirus as they ride an escalator at a the metro station, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020. As many as 1,076 fresh cases in the past 24 hours have been reported in the country, bringing the overall tolls to 145 dead and 5,823 infected. (AP)