COVID-19 and trends: 10 of the most bizarre facemasks used by people around the world
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Web Desk
August 17, 2020
These facemasks grabbed the most attention on the streets around the world. Photo: AFP
With lots of new trends adopted by people amid the unprecedented wave of the contagious coronavirus, creative facemasks have become the new talk of the town as people look out for the most creative and bizarre facemasks that could help them stand out.
Here are 10 of the most bizarre facemasks that grabbed attention on streets around the world:
A man riding a motorbike in Jakarta, Indonesia, sports a smiley face mask. Photo: Reuters
Filipino artist Leeroy New poses with a makeshift mask he designed with recycled materials as he adapts to the effects of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the art industry, in his studio in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. Photo: Reuters
People wearing masks of pigs were seen at a shopping district in Tokyo, Japan. Photo: Reuters
A policeman wearing a face mask and visor in Valenzuela city, Philippines. Photo: Getty Images
A child wearing an animal-shaped mask in Indonesia. Photo: Reuters
A traffic control volunteer in Indonesia got creative with a large water jug, turning it into a mask he could wear while on the job. Photo: Getty Images
Brazilian fashion photographer Marcio Rodrigues wears a mask made with recyclable bottles, cans, and boxes after over 20 days in which these garbage items were not collected because of the quarantine imposed to control the spread of the new coronavirus (COVID-19), in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Photo: AFP
A man wearing a face mask and a plastic bag on his head rides a bicycle on a street in Wuhan, China. Photo: AFP
A person wearing a mask walks down a street in Vienna, Austria. Photo: Reuters
In Kampala, this man hid the lower half of his face behind a circular, alternative mask. Photo: Getty Images
