Pakistan- A man wearing a facemask sitting behind a closed gate during a government-imposed lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19.

Palestine- A teacher Jihad Abu Sharar holds her class online from her home near Hebron, following the closure of schools.

Kuwait- Clutching their pencils and with their exercise books laid on the table, students follow their lessons by computer at home.

Buenos Aires - Food delivery rider Dixon Abreu pedals along July 9 Avenue, bringing food orders to those confined in the city.

Kenya- Fashion designer David Avido, 24, is making masks with left-over fabric from his creations and is giving them away.

Nicosia- Thanks to an online Pilates course, a Cypriot woman exercises at home, while her dog stretches too beside her.

London- A jogger in Britain finds she has Greenwich Park in southeast London to herself.

Rio- Brazilian graffiti artist Rafamon projects a work onto a large screen colourfully declaring: "Vai Passar" or "It Will Pass".

Athens - On the roof of his building, a Greek artist displays graffiti urging people to stay home and to wear a mask.

Dhaka- In Bangladesh, Samin Shara, nine, plays alone with a ball on the roof of his apartment building.

Paris- The Champs-Elysees, Paris' legendary avenue, usually thronging with tourists and people taking a stroll, is deserted.

Tangeran- Indonesian Bambang Soetono and his relatives hold midday prayers at home in this town on Java, after religious authorities urged the faithful to stay home to pray.

Hong Kong- Native singer and Elvis impersonator Kwok Lam-sang, 67, is all alone, guitar slung across his shoulder.

Hanoi - Cafes on usually busy streets have fallen silent.

Jerusalem- Palestinians pray in front of the entrance to the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, Islam's third holiest site, after it was closed by the Waqf, the Muslim foundation that runs the compound.

Dakar- Senegal's religious Layene Brotherhood has cancelled its annual pilgrimage to the sacred cave of Almadies.

Bangkok- Thai people confined to their homes in the centre of Bangkok, before a state of emergency was introduced.

Tokyo - While her daughters play in the room next door, Yuki Sato, a Japanese employee of a start-up company, works at home.

Kashmir- An elderly Kashmiri cyclist rides past Indian paramilitary soldiers as they stand guard on a deserted street during pandemic lockdown in Srinagar.

Italy- A person is being buried without their loved ones permitted to attend the cemetery due to quarantine restrictions.