Deserted squres, tourist sites padlocked, and avenues filled with traffic now lie empty as Athens continues in its third week of quarantine.

Streets are empty under a lockdown to stem the spread of coronavirus.

It kicked off its aggressive measures early, supported by the people, the rebel country of the economic crisis is one of the most disciplined countries in the world when it comes to coronavirus restrictions.

Here’s Athens like you’ve never seen it before.

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Vas. Sofias Avenue, devoid of traffic. Photo: Eurokinissi
Police check to ensure that people are adhering to coronavirus measures at Flisvos. Photo: Eurokinissi

 

Empty Monastiraki Square in the heart of tourism. PHoto: Eurokinissi

Workers champion their rights, including the right to safety. Photo: EUrokinissi
Downtown Athens. Photo: Eurokinissi
In this Wednesday, April 1, 2020 photo, an aerial view of the Athens University headquarters building and a deserted Panepistimiou street, in Athens. Deserted squares, padlocked parks, empty avenues where cars were once jammed bumper-to-bumper in heavy traffic. The Greek capital, like so many cities across the world, has seen its streets empty as part of a lockdown designed to stem the spread of the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
In this Wednesday, April 1, 2020 aerial photo, a commuter exits from Panepistimio Metro station at the deserted Korai pavement street in central Athens. Deserted squares, padlocked parks, empty avenues where cars were once jammed bumper-to-bumper in heavy traffic. The Greek capital, like so many cities across the world, has seen its streets empty as part of a lockdown designed to stem the spread of the new coronavirus. Photo: AAP via AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis
In this Thursday, April 2, 2020 aerial photo, a view of the empty Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center and Syngrou avenue during the lockdown. Deserted squares, padlocked parks, empty avenues where cars were once jammed bumper-to-bumper in heavy traffic. The Greek capital, like so many cities across the world, has seen its streets empty as part of a lockdown designed to stem the spread of the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)