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A man, reflected in a carnival masks shop display window, crosses a bridge at the Murano island in Venice, Italy, Monday, March 2, 2020. The Carnival period in Venice usually marks the start of peak season in one of the world's most visited cities, with hordes of tourists piling onto vaporettos to cruise the Grand Canal, strolling through cobble-stoned streets and lingering in picturesque cafes. Venice in the time of coronavirus, though, is a shell of itself, with empty piazzas, shuttered basilicas and gondoliers idling their days away. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

A man, reflected in a carnival masks shop display window, crosses a bridge at the Murano island in Venice, Italy, Monday, March 2, 2020. The Carnival period in Venice usually marks the start of peak season in one of the world's most visited cities, with hordes of tourists piling onto vaporettos to cruise the Grand Canal, strolling through cobble-stoned streets and lingering in picturesque cafes. Venice in the time of coronavirus, though, is a shell of itself, with empty piaz…

March 5, 2020

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AP PHOTOS: Venice a shell of itself as tourists flee virus
March 5, 2020 7:23 a.m.

AP PHOTOS: Venice a shell of itself as tourists flee virus

VENICE, Italy (AP) — The Carnival period in Venice usually marks the start of peak season in one of the world’s most visited cities, with hordes of tourists piling onto vaporettos to cruise the Grand Canal, strolling through cobblestone streets and lingering in picturesque cafes.