Despite losing work amid a nationwide lockdown, Estonian slacklining athlete Jan Roose is using the chance to leap forward in his career.

Estonian slackliner uses lockdown to jump ahead in his career

As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, cinemas across Iran have closed but film fans in Tehran are now able to enjoy screenings at a drive-in cinema.

Tehran opens drive-in cinema as coronavirus restrictions are eased

New Yorkers applauded, banged pots and pans, and, shortly after the 7:00 p.m. "Clap Because We Care", broke into a collective rendition of the 1972 Bill Withers's classic "Lean on Me" from their windows and balconies to honour essential workers on Thursday (April 23).

New Yorkers sing 'Lean on Me' to honour essential workers

Students at a Brazilian research facility in the northeastern city of Salvador developed a disinfection station for the healthcare workers on the frontlines of the combat against the coronavirus.

Brazilian students develop hospital disinfection station

Two opera singers whose shows were cancelled due to coronavirus, find a different audience in the park.

Arias in open air as opera singers surprise Washington D.C. area park goers

Clapping, cheering and ringing bells, Londoners on Thursday (April 23) joined in a national show of appreciation for health care workers who are battling the spread of the coronavirus.

Claps and cheers: Londoners applaud workers battling coronavirus

With people reluctant to touch knobs and door handles in public places fearing to catch the novel coronavirus, hands-free door handles were being tested in a Finnish supermarket on Monday (April 20).

New hands-free door handles tested in Finnish supermarket

The two ducks resting on the plinth of a statue in front of Paris's Musee D'Orsay had struck out boldly from their usual habitat: to get there from the River Seine involves waddling across a four-lane highway.

What lockdown? Birds go out in Paris with humans in confinement

When pedicab operator Sarah Grant and French Quarter street violinist Anna Roznowska realized about five weeks ago their livelihoods and lifestyles were threatened by New Orleans stay-at-home orders caused by the novel coronavirus, they were initially at a loss.

New Orleans violinist and pedicab operator take show on the road to lift spirits

Maria Cecilia Osorio and Alfonso Ardila met just a month ago, in a shelter for people made homeless during Colombia's nationwide coronavirus lockdown. The pair now share space in a tent at the shelter and are looking ahead to the end of quarantine, scheduled for May 11.

The bridesmaids wore masks: Colombian couple meets, marries in coronavirus shelter

A sea lion performed its usual routine to empty crowds on Tuesday (April 21) in its pool at the Palmyre Zoo in western France, which has closed due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Seals, monkeys perform to empty crowds at French zoo amid virus crisis

A hospital in Chile has installed a thermal imaging system that automatically screens its employees' temperatures in order to identify those that are running a fever and potentially infected with the new coronavirus.

Chilean hospital installs thermal cameras to screen for fever amid coronavirus fears

A Haitian clothing manufacturer has switched from making pants for export to face masks and medical gear for local use in order to help the country battle the coronavirus pandemic.

Haitian clothing maker churns out face masks full time to battle coronavirus

Looking after an orphaned baby rhino is hard work: you feed them bottled milk at all hours, comfort them through constant fear and bereavement and endure long nights of screaming for the absent mother they witnessed being shot dead by poachers.

South Africans volunteer to keep rhino orphanage going during lockdown

Over 100,000 tulips were chopped at a Japanese park in Chiba prefecture to avoid visitors congregating at the park amid the coronavirus state of emergency declared by the government.

Japanese park cuts 100,000 tulips to avoid people gathering amid coronavirus crisis

Georgia's National Ballet, the former Soviet country's famous folk dance ensemble, started giving lessons online after the group's popular dance schools closed their doors due to the coronavirus.

Dance at home: Georgian national ballet moves lessons online

The Wild Life Sydney Zoo at Darling Harbour may be closed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, but that doesn't mean a slowdown of work for curatorial supervisor and zookeeper, Renee Howell.

Australian zookeeper copes with changes on the job during coronavirus

Staff at Sewerby Hall and Gardens Zoo helped Humboldt penguin Rosie celebrate her 30th birthday in lockdown on Monday (April 20).

Rosie the Humboldt penguin celebrates 30th birthday

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