As coronavirus cases rise, tourist attractions reopen around the world

July 23, 2020 at 1:19 pm Updated July 23, 2020 at 1:56 pm

Health care workers in La Paz, Bolivia, lift a man who was lying on the ground outside the General Hospital into a wheelchair to be taken to the emergency room that treats people suspected of having COVID-19, Thursday, Police in Bolivia’s major cities have recovered the bodies of hundreds of suspected victims of the coronavirus from homes, vehicles, and in some instances, the streets. (Juan Karita / The Associated Press)

Commuters wearing face masks and face shields walk on a bridge to a bus platform in Lima, Peru, Thursday. (Martin Mejia / The Associated Press)

Family members and funeral workers in a protective gear, carry the coffin of nurse Duduzile Margaret Mbonane, who died from COVID-19, during her funeral, in Thokoza, South Africa, Thursday. Mbonane died just a month before her retirement, her husband said. (Themba Hadebe / The Associated Press)

A child plays with a face mask as others take a nap following a meal at Makkasan preschool in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday. Thailand reopened schools July 1 after they had been shut since mid-March to prevent spread of COVID-19. (Gemunu Amarasinghe / The Associated Press)

A delivery worker wearing a face mask to protect against the new coronavirus takes a nap near a mural outside an office building in Beijing, Thursday. China continues to see new cases of coronavirus around the regional capital, Urumqi, where city leaders have restricted travel, locked down some communities and ordered widespread testing. (Andy Wong / The Associated Press)

A woman wearing a face mask walks with her boy past a coronavirus awareness mural at Rawa Pasung village in Bekasi on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday,. (Achmad Ibrahim / The Associated Press)

Wearing masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic, philosophy students from the National University protest for free college education in Asuncion, Paraguay, Thursday. (Jorge Saenz / The Associated Press)

A Kashmiri shopkeeper chats with his neighbor from a half-closed shop during a lockdown in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday. Late Wednesday, the Himalayan region of Kashmir announced a complete five-day lockdown in areas that have been categorized as red zones due to spike in the number of COVID-19 cases. (Mukhtar Khan / The Associated Press)

Clarissa Johnson of Hartford marches with long-term care members of the New England Health Care Employees Union, SEIU 1199, during a rally to demand new laws to protect long-term caregivers and consumers at the Connecticut State Capitol, Thursday. (Jessica Hill / The Associated Press)

An Indian fruit vendor wearing a face mask uses a plastic sheet as cover from rain in Hyderabad, India, Thursday. India is in the middle of its June-to-September monsoon season. (Mahesh Kumar / The Associated Press)

An employee of the state-run bank Caixa Economica, right, speaks with customers waiting in line to enter the bank in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday. Brazilians are trying to access $150 of aid that the government allocated for unemployed and independent workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. (Eraldo Peres / The Associated Press)

Presidential advisor and daughter Ivanka Trump pulls off her face mask while battling the wind before speaking at a news conference to highlight the Great American Outdoors Act, Thursday. (David Zalubowski / The Associated Press)

Customers wear face masks while waiting to place an order at a food stand Wednesday, in Wiscasset, Maine. While coronavirus cases have been increasing steadily in much of the U.S,, Maine and other New England states have come closer to controlling the disease. On Thursday, the state recorded a net increase of 14 coronavirus cases in the state. (Robert F. Bukaty / The Associated Press)

A handful of people stand next to the 17th century Barcaccia fountain, in front of the Spanish Steps, in Rome, Thursday. Like most tourists sites in Rome, the Spanish steps would usually be crowded with tourists at this time of year. (Cecilia Fabiano / The Associated Press)

A young visitor imitates the march of a guardsman from the King’s Royal Hussars, at Windsor Castle in London, which reopened to the public after the lifting of coronavirus lockdown restrictions in England, Thursday. (Jonathan Brady / The Associated Press)

Joceline Descoteau reads a sign explaining a social distancing procedure at the Hunter Museum of American Art in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Thursday.
(C.B. Schmelter/Chattanooga Times Free Press)

Cutout photos of fans are set up in the stands at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, Thursday. in preparation for the opening of the Texas Rangers baseball season, Friday. (LM Otero / The Associated Press)

A social distancing reminder is seen on the floor leading to the cafeteria at the Dunbar Learning Center elementary school in Dallas, Thursday. Schools are preparing for when they will eventually hold classes in person. (LM Otero / The Associated Press)

A dancer in a face mask stands by the door at the reopening of Bally’s Las Vegas hotel and casino, Thursday, in Las Vegas. The casino opened for the first time since March following a closure to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. (John Locher / The Associated Press)

Dogs stand on a mattress hauled on a cart by a recycler in Bogota, Colombia, Thursday. (Fernando Vergara / The Associated Press)

By

Courtney Riffkin

Seattle Times photo staff

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