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Stories: THE PANDEMIC

How life came to a halt in a small town after a nationwide lockdown during the coronavirus epidemic in the European country of Slovenia. And how life restarted after the epidemic was over. The coverage is ongoing. 

  • The city of Kranj, Slovenia, during the coronavirus outbreak nationwide lockdown on March 20, 2020.
  • An empty highway is seen during the coronavirus nationwide lockdown and quarantine in Kranj, Slovenia, on April 5, 2020.
  • A view of an apartment building in Kranj, Slovenia, on March 20, 2020, during the coronavirus outbreak nationwide lockdown when people are asked to stay at home.
  • A man returning from grocery shopping walks down an empty street during the coronavirus outbreak nationwide lockdown in Kranj, Slovenia, March 21, 2020.
  • The empty city center of Kranj, Slovenia, during the coronavirus outbreak nationwide lockdown on March 22, 2020.
  • A discarded plastic protective glove lies by the road during the coronavirus outbreak nationwide lockdown near Kranj, Slovenia, on March 20, 2020.
  • Neighbors send each other vegetables from one balcony to another during the coronavirus outbreak nationwide lockdown in Kranj, Slovenia, on March 21, 2020.
  • Washable protective hand gloves hang on the balcony to dry during the coronavirus outbreak nationwide lockdown in Kranj, Slovenia, on March 21, 2020.
  • A closed playground, one of early safety measures, during the coronavirus outbreak nationwide lockdown in Kranj, Slovenia, on March 21, 2020.
  • A boy wearing a protective mask walks on a stone wall in Kranj, Slovenia, during a nationwide coronavirus lockdown, on March 24, 2020.
  • Two elderly women speak to each other on the street maintaining a large distance in accordance with social distancing rules during the coronavirus outbreak nationwide lockdown in Kranj, Slovenia, on March 22, 2020.
  • A walker for seniors is parked in the basement of an apartment building during the coronavirus outbreak nationwide lockdown in Kranj, Slovenia, on March 21, 2020.
  • A woman wearing a protective mask exits a grocery store in Kranj, Slovenia, during a nationwide coronavirus lockdown, on March 26, 2020.
  • A protective mask hangs from a rear view mirror of a car in Kranj, Slovenia, on April 10, 2020.
  • A man in full protective suit sprays disinfectant on public surfaces in Kranj, Slovenia, during a nationwide coronavirus lockdown, on March 24, 2020.
  • A man in full protective suit sprays disinfectant on public surfaces in Kranj, Slovenia, during a nationwide coronavirus lockdown, on March 24, 2020.
  • Residents of an apartment building in Kranj, Slovenia, prepare disinfectant solutions and materials during mandatory daily building disinfection on April 2, 2020.
  • A resident of an apartment building in Kranj, Slovenia, disinfects the building during mandatory daily apartment building disinfection on April 3, 2020.
  • A resident of an apartment building in Kranj, Slovenia, disinfects the building during mandatory daily apartment building disinfection on April 3, 2020.
  • The empty old city center of Kranj, Slovenia, during the coronavirus outbreak nationwide lockdown on March 22, 2020.
  • Residents of an apartment building in Kranj, Slovenia, spending their time at home during the coronavirus epidemic on April 3, 2020.
  • A homemade mask is washed and boiled after use next to a pot of vegetable soup on the stove.
  • Residents of an apartment building in Kranj, Slovenia, disinfect the building during mandatory daily apartment building disinfection on April 3, 2020.
  • A resident of an apartment building in Kranj, Slovenia, disinfects the building during mandatory daily apartment building disinfection on April 3, 2020.
  • A couple makes homemade protective face masks from four layer air-laid napkins at home in Kranj, Slovenia, on April 12, 2020. There has been a shortage of face masks for personal use in stores and farmacies around the country since the epidemic began, so people began making the masks themselves.
  • Benches are seen taped over as strict outdoor activities and social distancing measures are implemented in Kranj, Slovenia.
  • Benches are seen taped over as strict outdoor activities and social distancing measures are implemented in Kranj, Slovenia.
  • An empty road and sidewalks in the town of Kranj, Slovenia, during the coronavirus outbreak nationwide lockdown on March 22, 2020.
  • A man walks across a field on the outskirts of Kranj, Slovenia, on April 4, 2020.
  • A travel agency's shop window displays current travel opportunities. Kranj, Slovenia, April 12, 2020.
  • City buses are seen parked in a parking lot in Kranj, Slovenia, following a nationwide shut down of all public transport that was implemented on March 16, 2020, to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
  • A discarded face mask lies in the street of Kranj, Slovenia, a month into a nationwide quarantine when the epidemic began to wane. The government also started to consider loosening the measures.
  • A Nordwind Airlines Boeing 777 plane from China is unloaded with 40 tons of medical supplies at the Ljubljana Airport on April 11, 2020.
  • People wait in line to enter a bank in Kranj, Slovenia, due to limitations on how many people can be in the bank at the same time.
  • A man cycles by a line of people waiting in line to enter a bank in Kranj, Slovenia, due to limitations on how many people can be in the bank at the same time.
  • People wait in line to enter a bank in Kranj, Slovenia, due to limitations on how many people can be in the bank at the same time.
  • People wait in line to enter a bank in Kranj, Slovenia, due to limitations on how many people can be in the bank at the same time.
  • People wait in line to enter a bank in Kranj, Slovenia, due to limitations on how many people can be in the bank at the same time.
  • A discarded face mask lies in the street of Kranj, Slovenia, a month into a nationwide quarantine when the epidemic began to wane. The government also started to consider loosening the measures.
  • A coronavirus (COVID-19) testing tent outside a medical center in Kranj, Slovenia, on April 12, 2020.
  • A coronavirus (COVID-19) testing tent outside a medical center in Kranj, Slovenia, on April 12, 2020.
  • Zitherist Dejan Praprotnik performs for an audience of seniors outside the dr. Janko Benedik nursing home in Radovljica, Slovenia, on April 16, 2020. Nursing homes face biggest difficulties in times of the coronavirus outbreak, because the elderly are at greatest risk of developing a life-threatening condition. Concerts like these brighten up their days in quarantine.
  • Seniors of dr. Janko Benedik nursing home in Radovljica, Slovenia, listen to a zitherist play outside the nursing home on April 16, 2020. Nursing homes face biggest difficulties in times of the coronavirus outbreak, because the elderly are at greatest risk of developing a life-threatening condition. Concerts like these brighten up their days in quarantine.
  • A COVID-19 testing site in front of a medical center in Bled, Slovenia, on April 16, 2020. The small town, known for its world famous tourist attraction, Lake Bled and the Bled Castle (seen in the background) is under strict lockdown and void of tourists after a month of nationwide quarantine.
  • Medical personnel in hazmat suits wait at the COVID-19 testing site in Bled, Slovenia, for patients to arrive at a scheduled hour on April 16, 2020. Given the low frequency of tests in this small town, famous for its world famous tourist attraction Lake Bled, this system was put in place in order to save on protective equipment that needs to be discarded after each use.
  • A medical worker in hazmat suit waits at the COVID-19 testing site in Bled, Slovenia, for patients to arrive at a scheduled hour on April 16, 2020. Given the low frequency of tests in this small town, famous for its world famous tourist attraction Lake Bled, this system was put in place in order to save on protective equipment that needs to be discarded after each use.
  • Medical personnel in hazmat suits prepare test tubes as they wait at the COVID-19 testing site in Bled, Slovenia, for patients to arrive at a scheduled hour on April 16, 2020. Given the low frequency of tests in this small town, famous for its world famous tourist attraction Lake Bled, this system was put in place in order to save on protective equipment that needs to be discarded after each use.
  • Medical personnel in hazmat suits wait to hand over a coronavirus swab sample at the COVID-19 testing site in Bled, Slovenia, on April 16, 2020.
  • Medical personnel in hazmat suits handle coronavirus swab samples at the COVID-19 testing site in Bled, Slovenia, on April 16, 2020. In mid April the coronavirus epidemic in Slovenia began to wane, the country's daily numbers of newly infected dropped below thirty.
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