Covid-19: From birdsong to cheers, online sound map shows how coronavirus is changing cities

A family applaud from their balcony during a call on social media to thank Spanish medical staff fighting against coronavirus as they remain confined inside their homes due to the Covid-19 outbreak, in downtown Ronda, southern Spain. Dozens of people from more than 25 countries have shared audio recordings from their daily lives during the pandemic for the #StayHomeSounds project by the sound mapping website Cities and Memory. — Reuters

LONDON: From an eerily quiet Times Square in New York to cheers for healthcare workers, a website is collecting sounds to document how coronavirus has transformed spaces around the globe.

Dozens of people from more than 25 countries have shared audio recordings from their daily lives during the pandemic for the #StayHomeSounds project by the sound mapping website Cities and Memory.