Coronavirus street art - in pictures
Covid-19 is the subject of topical, colourful and attention-grabbing street art, whether it is for artistic, educational or political ends
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London, England
A mural by street artist Lionel Stanhope on a bridge wall in Ladywell, south-east LondonPhotograph: Matt Dunham/AP
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Dublin, Ireland
A dog walks past a mural depicting a coronavirus cellPhotograph: Aidan Crawley/EPA
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San Francisco, US
A painted fence depicts president Trump as the coronavirusPhotograph: Josh Edelson/AFP /Getty Images
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Warsaw, Poland
A mural showing medical personnel wearing protective masksPhotograph: Agencja Gazeta/Reuters
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Paris, France
A jogger passes a mural with a message reading “Achoo Covid-19”Photograph: Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images
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Catania, Italy
The Mona Lisa with a face maskPhotograph: Fabrizio Villa/Getty Images
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Gatchina, Russia
A mural depicting viruses on a block of flats in Gatchina, some 20km south of St PetersburgPhotograph: Peter Kovalev/TASS
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Wetteren, Belgium
A mural depicting a healthcare worker by street artist CAZPhotograph: Virginia Mayo/AP
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Rafah, Gaza Strip
An artist paints a mural reading “By fighting the epidemic, we protect the human being and preserve the earth” in the southern Gaza StripPhotograph: Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty Images
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San Antonio, US
A mural of Cardi B that has been updated by the artist to include a face maskPhotograph: Eric Gay/AP
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Berlin, Germany
Graffiti of a woman wearing a protective face mask next to an image of the coronavirusPhotograph: Adam Berry/Getty Images
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Los Angeles, US
A man wearing a face mask jogs past a mural showing a couple kissing with face masks, next to the beach in VenicePhotograph: Étienne Laurent/EPA
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Tangerang, Indonesia
A man wearing a face mask passes Covid-19 muralsPhotograph: Fajrin Raharjo/AFP/Getty Images
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Athens, Greece
Sixteen-year-old youth artist SF paints a mural about the Covid-19 crisis on a roof in AthensPhotograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images
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Dakar, Senegal
Graffiti artists work on a mural to encourage people to protect themselvesPhotograph: Zohra Bensemra/Reuters
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Moscow, Russia
A mural reading “Fight!” by the construction site of a new building of the Novomoskovsky multipurpose medical centre for patients suspected of coronavirus infectionPhotograph: Sergei Savostyanov/TASS
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Bergamo, Italy
A mural dedicated to all Italian medical workers depicting a nurse cradling Italy and reading “To All Of You... Thank You!”, on a wall of Papa Giovanni XXIII HospitalPhotograph: Emanuele Cremaschi/Getty Images
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East Java, Indonesia
A woman walks past a mural that invites people to fight against the Covid-19 in SurabayaPhotograph: Juni Kriswanto/AFP/Getty Images
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Hong Kong, China
A pregnant woman wearing a face mask walks past a muralPhotograph: Anthony Wallace/AFP/Getty Images
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Milan, Italy
A man walks with his groceries beside a mural that portrays a person wearing a gas maskPhotograph: Andrea Fasani/EPA
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Berlin, Germany
A mural by graffiti artist Eme Freethinker depicting Gollum from Lord of the Rings worshipping a toilet roll, in MauerparkPhotograph: John MacDougall/AFP /Getty Images
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London, England
A painting of a figure wearing a protective face maskPhotograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images
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London, England
A lone figure passes a Covid-19 mural on Brick LanePhotograph: Wayne Tippetts/Rex/Shutterstock
