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Coronavirus pandemic inspires global graffiti artists

The pandemic has seen a series of Covid-19 inspired graffiti and street art from East London to New York's East Village.

A man and a boy wearing face masks walk past a COVID-19 graffiti in Barcelona on April 26, 2020 amid a national lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
A man wearing a protective face mask walks past a piece of grafitti of artist BK Foxx wearing her grafitti mask created by French street artist Zabou in East London on April 19, 2020, during the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.
Sevilla grafitti
Covid-19 street art in Chile
Covid-19 street art (Belgium)
A man walks his dog past coronavirus COVID-19 themed graffiti in Glasgow on April 28, 2020. - More than 20,000 people have died in hospital in Britain with the new coronavirus, not including deaths in care homes and in the wider community, making it one o
Istanbul (Turkey), 27/04/2020.- A man wearing face mask passes by a graffiti in Istanbul, Turkey, 27 April 2020. Turkish President Recep Tayip Erdogan announced that there will be curfew in 31 big cities
Coronavirus pandemic inspires global graffiti artists
A piece of coronavirus COVID-19 themed street art grafitti is pictured in East London on April 19, 2020, during the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.
A piece of coronavirus COVID-19 themed street art grafitti is pictured in East London on April 19, 2020, during the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. - The number of people in Britain who have died in hospital from coronavirus has risen by 596 to 16,06
A piece of street art grafitti is pictured in East London on April 19, 2020, during the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. - The number of people in Britain who have died in hospital from coronavirus has risen by 596 to 16,060 according to daily health
BRISTOL, ENGLAND - APRIL 27: A member of the public pauses to view the graffiti artwork by Banksy named 'Girl with a Pierced Eardrum' is seen with a protective face mask at Hannover Place on April 27, 2020 in Bristol, England
27 April 2020, Spain, Malaga: A man wearing a face mask walks past a graffiti by urban artist D*Face amid the coronavirus crisis.
Istanbul (Turkey), 27/04/2020.- A woman wearing a face mask walks past a city-sponsored graffiti mural depicting the historical Haydarpasa Train Station (L) and the famous ferry (R) at a metrobus station in Istanbul, Turkey, 27 April 2020.
People are seen walking their dogs while passing a graffiti in support of the NHS, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, Perth, Scotland, Britain, April 27, 2020. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
A woman and a boy wearing face masks walk past a COVID-19 graffiti in Barcelona on April 26, 2020 amid a national lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
A woman walks past a graffiti mural by street artist Rachel List paying tribute to Britain's NHS (National Health Service) staff battling the COVID-19
A woman walks past a graffiti mural by street artist Rachel List paying tribute to Britain's NHS (National Health Service) staff battling the COVID-19 outbreak, on a wall in Pontefract, northern England, on April 27, 2020
Brest (Belarus), 26/04/2020.- A graffiti depicting a sick person with a coronavirus on his head wearing protective mask is depicted on a wall in Brest, some 350 km from Minsk, amid the ongoing pandemic of the COVID-19 disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coro
A man wearing a face mask walks past a graffiti in Marseille, southern France on April 25, 2020, as the country is under lockdown to stop the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus.
A man wearing a face mask walks past a graffiti in Marseille, southern France on April 25, 2020, as the country is under lockdown to stop the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus.
Graffiti Super Nurse by artist FAKE on April 26, 2020 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Street art on a wall of the former NDSM shipyard in the north of Amsterdam symbolize the current worldwide coronavirus crisis
SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 26: A pedestrian wears a protective mask while walking past a graffiti artwork showing a man wearing a protective mask on April 26, 2020 in Shanghai, China.
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A man wearing a protective face mask walks past a piece of grafitti of artist BK Foxx wearing her grafitti mask created by French street artist Zabou in East London on April 19, 2020, during the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.

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Sevilla grafitti

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Covid-19 street art in Chile

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Covid-19 street art (Belgium)

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A man walks his dog past coronavirus COVID-19 themed graffiti in Glasgow on April 28, 2020. - More than 20,000 people have died in hospital in Britain with the new coronavirus, not including deaths in care homes and in the wider community, making it one o

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Coronavirus in Istanbul

Istanbul (Turkey), 27/04/2020.- A man wearing face mask passes by a graffiti in Istanbul, Turkey, 27 April 2020. Turkish President Recep Tayip Erdogan announced that there will be curfew in 31 big cities

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A piece of coronavirus COVID-19 themed street art grafitti is pictured in East London on April 19, 2020, during the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.

Foto: GLYN KIRK / AFP

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A piece of coronavirus COVID-19 themed street art grafitti is pictured in East London on April 19, 2020, during the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. - The number of people in Britain who have died in hospital from coronavirus has risen by 596 to 16,06

Foto: GLYN KIRK / AFP

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A piece of street art grafitti is pictured in East London on April 19, 2020, during the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. - The number of people in Britain who have died in hospital from coronavirus has risen by 596 to 16,060 according to daily health

Foto: GLYN KIRK / AFP

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BRISTOL, ENGLAND - APRIL 27: A member of the public pauses to view the graffiti artwork by Banksy named 'Girl with a Pierced Eardrum' is seen with a protective face mask at Hannover Place on April 27, 2020 in Bristol, England

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27 April 2020, Spain, Malaga: A man wearing a face mask walks past a graffiti by urban artist D*Face amid the coronavirus crisis.

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Istanbul (Turkey), 27/04/2020.- A woman wearing a face mask walks past a city-sponsored graffiti mural depicting the historical Haydarpasa Train Station (L) and the famous ferry (R) at a metrobus station in Istanbul, Turkey, 27 April 2020.

Foto: SEDAT SUNA / EFE

The spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Perth

People are seen walking their dogs while passing a graffiti in support of the NHS, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, Perth, Scotland, Britain, April 27, 2020. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne

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Covid-19 street art

A woman and a boy wearing face masks walk past a COVID-19 graffiti in Barcelona on April 26, 2020 amid a national lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

Foto: JOSEP LAGO / AFP

Covid-19 street art

A woman walks past a graffiti mural by street artist Rachel List paying tribute to Britain's NHS (National Health Service) staff battling the COVID-19

Foto: OLI SCARFF / AFP

Covid-19 street art

A woman walks past a graffiti mural by street artist Rachel List paying tribute to Britain's NHS (National Health Service) staff battling the COVID-19 outbreak, on a wall in Pontefract, northern England, on April 27, 2020

Foto: OLI SCARFF / AFP

Coronavirus pandemic graffiti in Brest, Belarus

Brest (Belarus), 26/04/2020.- A graffiti depicting a sick person with a coronavirus on his head wearing protective mask is depicted on a wall in Brest, some 350 km from Minsk, amid the ongoing pandemic of the COVID-19 disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coro

Foto: TATYANA ZENKOVICH / EFE

Covid-19 street art

A man wearing a face mask walks past a graffiti in Marseille, southern France on April 25, 2020, as the country is under lockdown to stop the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus.

Foto: ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT / AFP

Covid-19 street art

A man wearing a face mask walks past a graffiti in Marseille, southern France on April 25, 2020, as the country is under lockdown to stop the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus.

Foto: ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT / AFP

Covid-19 street art

Graffiti Super Nurse by artist FAKE on April 26, 2020 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Street art on a wall of the former NDSM shipyard in the north of Amsterdam symbolize the current worldwide coronavirus crisis

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 26: A pedestrian wears a protective mask while walking past a graffiti artwork showing a man wearing a protective mask on April 26, 2020 in Shanghai, China.

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