Virus Makes Friday Nights Empty And Quiet In Europe | PHOTOS

October 24, 2020

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A Bartender Wearing Face Mask To Protect Against Coronavirus Makes A Cocktail At Strelka Bar In Moscow, Russia, Friday, Oct. 23
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A Couple Kiss During A Drink On The Terrace Of A Restaurant Before The Nightly Curfew Due To The Restrictions Against The Spread Of Coronavirus, In Paris, France, Friday, Oct. 23,
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A Drawing Of A Cross Is Placed Outside An Empty Restaurant In Rome’s Campo De’ Fiori Square, A Popular Evening Spot Of Restaurants And Pubs, To Protest Against The Closing Of The Square, Friday, Oct. 23
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A Lone Man Sits In Front Of A Bar In The Main Party Spot In The Alt Sachsenhausen District In Frankfurt, Germany, Friday, Oct. 23
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A Man Sits Outside An Empty Restaurant In Rome’s Trastevere Neighborhood, Friday, Oct. 23
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A Man Wearing A Superhero Costume Rides A Scooter In Bucharest, Romania, Friday, Oct. 23
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A Nun Prays On The Near Empty Old Town Square In Prague, Czech Republic, Friday, Oct. 23
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A Nun Walks Past The Astronomical Clock On A Near Empty Old Town Square In Prague, Czech Republic, Friday, Oct. 23
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A Passersby Strolls And Takes Photographs On Grand Place During An Autumn Evening Prior To The Curfew In Downtown Brussels, Friday, Oct. 23
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A Red Heart Carries A Social Distancing Message In A Near Empty Red Light District In Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday, Oct. 23
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A View Of Restaurants, Some With Diners, Others With Many Empty Tables, Near Taksim Square In Istanbul, Friday, Oct. 23
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A Waiter And Waitress Wearing Masks Serve Their Customers In The Pedestrianized Part Of Old Compton Street In London, Friday, Oct. 23
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A Waiter Clears A Table At A Cafe Restaurant In Piazza Navona Square Before The Start Of A Curfew, Friday, Oct. 23,
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A Waiter Closes The Terrace Of A Bar On The Mayor Square In Downtown Madrid, Spain, Friday, Oct. 23
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A Woman Sits On The Balcony Of Her Home On The Mayor Square In Downtown Madrid, Spain, Friday, Oct. 23
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A Woman Wearing A Face Mask To Curb The Coronavirus Walks In Front Of A Mural Created By Street Artist INO In The Psiri District Of Athens,
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An Entertainer Plays For People Sitting In Restaurants In The Old Part Of Bucharest, Romania, Friday, Oct. 23
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Backdropped By The Suleymaniye Mosque People Stroll Along The Banks Of The Bosporous In Istanbul, Turkey Friday, Oct. 23
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Commuters Look Up At The Departure Boards As They Make Their Way Home In London, Friday, Oct. 23
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Musicians Perform At A Bar In Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, Oct. 23
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Painter Works At His Studio At The Naviglio Grande District, In Milan, Italy, Friday, Oct. 23
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Parisians Take A Drink On The Terrace Of A Restaurant Before The Nightly Curfew Due To The Restrictions Against The Spread Of Coronavirus, In Paris, France, Friday, Oct. 23,
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Pedestrians Walk Along Las Ramblas Of Barcelona, Where Terraces, Restaurants And Bar Are Closed Due To The Resurgence Of The New Coronavirus On Friday, Oct. 23
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People Attend An Open Air Dance Event By Harald Hertel’s Jam Swingers In The Colonnades Of The Museum Island In Berlin, Germany, Friday, Oct. 23
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People Walk Along The Street Crowded With Coffee Shops And Clubs Full Of Guests In Downtown Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, Oct. 23
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Terrace Chairs Are Stacked Outside A Bar In The Historic Center Of Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday, Oct. 23
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The Owner Of A Restaurant Stands In The Doorway Of The His Establishment In The Naviglio Grande District, In Milan, Italy, Friday, Oct. 23

ROME — In much of Europe, city squares and streets, be they wide, elegant boulevards like in Paris or cobblestoned alleys in Rome, serve as animated evening extensions of living rooms, places to gather and be seen, areas to laugh, chat and drink with friends.

Yet with the continent hit hard by a surge of record new daily infections, European governments have once again put limitations on how residents live and socialize. In response, AP photographers across Europe delivered a snapshot of how Friday evening — the gateway to the weekend — looks and feels now.