PHOTOS: All the world's a masquerade

A selection of images of odd, funny and makeshift masks and protective gear to control the spread of Covid-19, on people, animals...and mannequins too!
Curated By: Aditi Tailang
Published: May 26, 2020
LONDON,      ENGLAND: A woman wearing a face mask walks past a piece of  street art      depicting a

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LONDON, ENGLAND: A woman wearing a face mask walks past a piece of street art depicting an NHS worker in the Shoreditch area

A dog      wearing a mask is seen on a street following an outbreak of  the novel      coronavirus d

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A dog wearing a mask is seen on a street following an outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Shanghai, China March 22, 2020

Mannequins in face masks are seen in a shop window during the  quarantine  imposed due      to the C

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Mannequins in face masks are seen in a shop window during the quarantine imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Uzhhorod, western Ukraine

A woman wearing a face mask walks past a decorative cow figure, also masked, in the center of the Uk

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A woman wearing a face mask walks past a decorative cow figure, also masked, in the center of the Ukrainian capital of Kiev on April 23, 2020

People walk past roadside statues representing different national religions on which local residents

Image by : DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP via Getty Images

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People walk past roadside statues representing different national religions on which local residents put face masks, during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Kolkata on April 22, 2020. (Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP via Getty Images

This      picture shows a masked elderly couple walking by a collage by  French      artist Combo in

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This picture shows a masked elderly couple walking by a collage by French artist Combo in Paris, on April 21, 2020, as the country is under lockdown to stop the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus

A worker wearing a superhero costume is seen at a traditional market, in Pekanbaru, Riau Province, I

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A worker wearing a superhero costume is seen at a traditional market, in Pekanbaru, Riau Province, Indonesia, April 23, 2020

A man wearing makeshift protective head gear holds palm fronds outside his home as he waits for the

Image by : Eloisa Lopez/Reuters

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A man wearing makeshift protective head gear holds palm fronds outside his home as he waits for the blessing of a priest roaming around neighbourhoods to celebrate Palm Sunday in April, amid the lockdown to contain the coronavirus disease in Manila, Philippines

view shows a guinea pig with a protective mask, widely used as a measure to prevent the spread of co

Image by : Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy/ Reuters

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view shows a guinea pig with a protective mask, widely used as a measure to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), and a toy shopping cart during a demonstration in the office of a public organization, which recently launched the production of face masks for their further distribution among seniors and low-income citizens, in Kharkiv, Ukraine March 26, 2020. The guinea pig, named Ukrop (Dill), lives in the office of the multi-member family association "AMMA" and receives care from its members

A surfer statue along the beach is decorated by pranksters with a mask and gloves during the global

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A surfer statue along the beach is decorated by pranksters with a mask and gloves during the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Encinitas, California, U.S., March 24, 2020

Nurses      hold newborn babies wearing protective face shields during  the coronavirus      disease

Image by : Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters

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Nurses hold newborn babies wearing protective face shields during the coronavirus disease outbreak at the Praram 9 hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, April 9, 2020

People wear protective body coverings with built-in masks made by a woman who has been sewing masks

Image by : Jadwiga Figula/Reuters

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People wear protective body coverings with built-in masks made by a woman who has been sewing masks during a lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Gdynia, Poland, April 9, 2020

Easter eggs painted with face masks, a different take on an Orthodox Christian tradition in Romania.

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Easter eggs painted with face masks, a different take on an Orthodox Christian tradition in Romania. This year, the eggs have been drawn with faces that wear masks, a symbol of the coronavirus pandemic

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