Photo Story: The streets of hope and social distancing in Kempen

Colourful rainbows are painted on the cobbles in front of houses in the old town of Kempen, Germany.

In the old town of the Lower Rhine city Kempen, residents have painted rainbows in front of their houses with spray chalk – as a sign of hope in times of the Coronavirus crisis and in compliance with the current minimum distance of 1.50 metres.

Kempen residents painted old town street with rainbows
An aerial picture taken by a drone shows colourful rainbows painted on the cobbles in front of houses in the old town of Kempen, Germany. EPA-EFE/SASCHA STEINBACH

The German government and local authorities had heightened measures to stem the spread of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 which causes the Covid-19 disease.

 

Via  EPA-EFE/SASCHA STEINBACH

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