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Tourists walk around the Washington monument despite the outbreak of Coronavirus, COVID-19, and the social distancing recommendations by the authorities on March 22, 2020 in Washington, DC. - Across the globe an estimated 900 million people are confined to their homes, according to an AFP tally. The majority are hemmed in by obligatory government lockdown orders while others are under curfew, in quarantine or following advice not to leave their homes. In the US more than a third of the population are adjusting to life in various phases of lockdown. (Photo by Daniel SLIM / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images)