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As the coronavirus drastically alters our day-to-day976 Archives at least for the time being, many have observed that life on Earth will never be the same. The impact of the virus and social distancing measures is apparent worldwide, and street artists are reflecting this new reality with their work.

From Hong Kong to Europe to Africa, street art about COVID-19 acts as public service announcements, solemn observations, and the occasional but crucial levity. Here's a glimpse of 12 pieces of coronavirus street art from around the world.

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A wall on Bank Street in Glasgow as painted by the Rebel Bear. One assumes the subjects are quarantining together; if not, they clearly are violating social distancing measures. Credit: andrew milligan / PA Images via Getty The paintings of the RBS Crew collective, consisting of painters and graffiti artists, on the walls of Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal, include hygiene steps to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. Credit: alaattin dogru / Anadolu Agency via Getty Sand Artist Rana Ramlawi  works on her sand sculptures depicting the earth with a message reading "Stay Home" at her home in Gaza City. Credit: majdi fathi / NurPhoto via Getty Images Graffiti depicting the badge of the fictional super heros Superman and Superwoman, and the logo of Britain's National Health Service (NHS) above street art of a nurse, are pictured on a wall in Pontefract, northern England. Credit: oli scarff / AFP via Getty Images A street art depicting the Virgin Mary wearing a mask and holding the Covid-19 coronavirus is seen on a wall in Madrid during lockdown on April 3, 2020. More than 900 people died in Spain over the past 24 hours for the second day running, government figures showed, although the rate of new infections and deaths continued to slow. Credit: gabriel bouys / AFP via Getty Images A man cycles past a mural by graffiti artist Eme Freethinker depicting a likeness of Gollum/Smeagol of the "Lord of the Rings" worshipping a toilet paper roll with a speech bubble reading "My darling" in Berlin. Credit: jon macdougall / AFP via Getty Images The Crucians bronze figures of the Julius-Otto monument in front of the Kreuzkirche in Dresden symbolically wear face masks. Credit: robert michael / dpa/picture alliance via Getty 16-year-old youth artist S.F. paints a mural about the COVID-19 crisis on the roof of his building in Athens, Greece. Credit: aris messinis / AFP via Getty Images Graffiti of a woman wearing a protective face mask next to an image of the coronavirus is seen on March 30 in Berlin. Credit: adam berry / Getty Images The street art work #Catanianonsiferma (Catania does not stop)  looks out at passersby in Catania, Italy. Italy has been one of the nations hit hardest by coronavirus. Credit: fabrizio villa / Getty Images A person wearing protective gear to prevent coronavirus walks past street art depicting the same thing in Soho district, Hong Kong. Credit: miguel candela poblacion / Anadolu Agency via Getty Palestinian artists draw a mural during awareness campaign about the coronavirus COVID-19 in Gaza City. Credit: majdi fathi / NurPhoto via Getty Images

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