Home to more than 8.6 million people, the bustling metropolis of New York City has become a virtual ghost town amid the coronavirus pandemic. With residents sheltering at home, stores closed, and tourists departed, the city's historic streets and familiar landmarks take on an eerie silence, especially at night.
New York City has become the epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak in the US, accounting for almost one-quarter of the entire country's cases.