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Coronavirus ‘coprifuoco’ leaves Skanderbeg Square empty

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The growing pandemic of the coronavirus has led to a ‘coprifuoco’ for Albanian citizens, leaving the usually crowded ‘Skanderbeg Square’ almost empty.

Two people walking around the practically empty Skanderbeg Square (March 18 at 15:47) / Tirana Times
Only a few people can be seen walking around the Square, almost two hours before the 6 p.m. curfew (March 18) / Tirana Times
Bikers riding in the almost empty ‘Skanderbeg Square’ (March 18) / Tirana Times
Charlie, the only Jack Russell Parson in the city, looks scared and lonely as she takes her last walk of the day (March 18) / Tirana Times

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