The novel coronavirus pandemic that has killed thousands across the world has forced people to stay at home. As seen through the windows, the lives of those under quarantine are reduced to a single-shot frame resembling scenes from a Hitchcock classic. Here are some images through the windows from around the world.
Some New Zealanders have joined an international campaign to place stuffed toys by the windows to brighten the mood of children stuck at home due to self-isolation. In this picture, a teddy bear is seen hanging upside down by the window of a house in Christchurch, New Zealand, March 30, 2020. /AP
The feet of two children on a couch are seen through an open window of a house as the U.S. Army Field Band's daily "We Stand Ready" virtual concert plays on the TV, Catonsville, Maryland, United States, March 26, 2020. /AP
A woman watches from a window as municipal workers wearing protective suits spray chemicals to disinfect an area in Bucharest, Romania, March 31, 2020. /AP
Harpist Constanze Stieber plays "By loving forces silently surrounded" by Dietrich Bonhoeffer by her window as people practice social distancing due to the coronavirus in Erfurt, central Germany, March 29, 2020. /AP
Two women wearing face masks paint their nails at a home nail salon in Havana, Cuba, March 31, 2020. /AP
A migrant worker and his daughter were quarantined at a government school in the Indian capital as they were making their way back to their village. In this picture, the worker's daughter awaits her father to return with food, New Delhi, India, March 31, 2020. /AP
A health worker wearing a face mask looks out of a window at a nursing home in Madrid, Spain, March 31, 2020. /AP