In pictures: life under lockdown around the world
All across the world, people have had to move their fitness regimes indoors. Image: REUTERS/Sherif Fahmy
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- As millions of people across the globe remain under coronavirus lockdown, life continues...
- A Spanish couple taught their grandchild how to bake cookies over a video call.
- Another couple got engaged on their balcony, cheered on by neighbours. A former US Marine nurse turned 104, with well-wishers and friends gathering near her home to celebrate.
Lockdown has changed the daily lives of millions of people around the world. Many are finding inventive new ways to boost their spirits while isolating themselves from friends and family. Life continues: birthdays and anniversaries are still being celebrated and, as the following pictures attest, people are still managing to connect while staying apart.
![A child makes cookies following the instructions of his grandparents via Facebook's Messenger video-chat in an iPad during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in El Masnou, north of Barcelona, Spain, April 8, 2020. REUTERS/Albert Gea](https://assets.weforum.org/editor/cfTwm4HudA8MNkf0hQyFbuZaavyiBGUD2GrPnm2yQcQ.jpg)
With the older generations taking particular care to isolate themselves, grandchildren are temporarily separated from their grandparents. But technology is filling the gap: this boy in El Masnou, Spain, was guided by his grandparents to make cookies during the course of a video call.
![Neighbours celebrate the engagement of Juan Manuel Zamorano, 32, and Elena Gonzalez, 31, after she proposed to him at the balcony of their house, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in downtown Ronda, southern Spain, April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Jon Nazca TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY](https://assets.weforum.org/editor/zVI_r1BMT9ug0Ekpo5CQfxY8xOCA7h01jgYbsqnvjzE.jpg)
Proposing on a balcony during lockdown may not be traditional, but neighbours joined in the celebrations as Juan Manuel Zamorano and Elena Gonzalez got engaged in Ronda, Spain.
![Residents take part in a fitness class 'On the Step' led by Simon Garner in Kennington, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, London, Britain, April 4, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay](https://assets.weforum.org/editor/Q1sQWJZ6D_QD1G0kiyNQkixgenOK4AEnZfRBWJ02Hig.jpg)
Staying fit and active can be a struggle under lockdown – yet physical activity is also beneficial to mental health. Residents in a borough of London, UK, gathered on their doorsteps for a fitness class.
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![Dance instructor Morgan Jenkins makes a video in front of a mural during the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 3, 2020. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY](https://assets.weforum.org/editor/uEuD_2NocjBBfQkxYEUIJCo0yxUIiz4unGOhlCfqQ6c.jpg)
In Los Angeles in the US, a dance instructor filmed a video in front of a giant mural. Data shows people are largely following the instructions to stay home.
![Well-wishers and friends gather on the street outside the home of former U.S. Marine nurse Ruth Gallivan to help celebrate her 104th birthday during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in San Diego, California, U.S., April 1, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake](https://assets.weforum.org/editor/0i1jlnwPcjPRVPZAj_PhVUR7bsL7FiBIsr7O2KnynNg.jpg)
Well-wishers and friends gathered outside the home of Ruth Gallivan in San Diego, USA, to help celebrate her birthday. The former US Marine nurse turned 104 during the outbreak.
A member of a neighbourhood association, set up to support people during the coronavirus outbreak, delivers shopping to a lady in Nice, France. Community support schemes have been springing up in many locations, providing vital help to those in need.
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