Around the world in coronavirus street art.

Artists around the world have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by creating eye-catching murals with powerful messages that add more than just a splash of colour to the landscape.

Chennai, India: People stand over graffiti designed to bring awareness on social distancing at a temporary market set up at a bus stand during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown

A boy stands in front of a graffiti painted by artist Kai 'Uzey' Wohlgemuth featuring a nurse as Superwoman on a wall in Hamm, Germany.

Southampton, England: A new piece of street art by anonymous artist Banksy Graffiti depicting the staff of Britain's National Health Service (NHS) has superheroes. The artwork appeared at a UK hospital amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gatchina, Russia: A mural depicting an artist's impression of viruses is seen outside a block of flats in Gatchina, Leningrad

Khartoum, Sudan: Street art depicting the importance of face masks, part of a COVID-19 awareness-raising campaign, with the Arabic hashtag "Stay aware" on a wall in the Sudanese capital Khartoum

Binnish, Syria: Syrian artist Aziz al-Asmar and children flash the victory gesture as they pose next to a freshly-drawn cartoon depiction of the SARS-CoV-2 virion (the agent responsible for COVID-19) with text in Arabic above reading "the Corona that you dislike sickens you" and "take it seriously" in English.

Dakar, Senegal: Street art by the RBS Crew Collective in Dakar depicting COVID-19 hygienic steps on the walls of Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar and the Faculty of Medicine Hospital.

Pontefract, England: Four-year-olds George and Imaani pose for a photograph with graffiti depicting the badge of Superman and Superwoman, and the logo of Britain's National Health Service (NHS) above street art of a nurse. 

East Java, Indonesia: A police officer wearing an Indonesian superhero costume gives a face mask to a man in Pasuruan, East Java.

Athens, Greece: Aerial shot of artist S.F., 16, spray painting graffiti inspired by the COVID-19 novel coronavirus on the roof of his apartment building in Athens.