From weddings to Starbucks and more, how cars are the new social hub

  • As the world grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, governments are advocating social distancing practices in order to avoid getting infected.
  • In such a scenario, drive-in and drive-through facilities are becoming a 'new normal'.

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As weddings at registry offices are limited due to coronavirus, a drive-in cinema in Germany has started registering official marriages on its stage. In this picture, relatives and friends of bridal couple - Janine and Philip - attend the marriage ceremonies in their cars.
As weddings at registry offices are limited due to coronavirus, a drive-in cinema in Germany has started registering official marriages on its stage. In this picture, relatives and friends of bridal couple - Janine and Philip - attend the marriage ceremonies in their cars.
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Restaurants continue to keep their dining rooms closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. But drive-through pick up windows are helping maintain social distancing. Here, cars line up in the drive-through of a Starbucks in Robinson Township, Pennsylvania.
Restaurants continue to keep their dining rooms closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. But drive-through pick up windows are helping maintain social distancing. Here, cars line up in the drive-through of a Starbucks in Robinson Township, Pennsylvania.
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In this aerial image, cars can be seen lined-up for the drive-through window of Starbucks in Hicksville, New York.
In this aerial image, cars can be seen lined-up for the drive-through window of Starbucks in Hicksville, New York.

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In this makeshift drive-in cinema at the airport in Vilnius, Lithuania, people sit in their cars watching Oscar-winning South Korean film Parasite. While movie theatres and airport operations remain shut due to coronavirus, this is the best arrangement to beat the blues.
In this makeshift drive-in cinema at the airport in Vilnius, Lithuania, people sit in their cars watching Oscar-winning South Korean film Parasite. While movie theatres and airport operations remain shut due to coronavirus, this is the best arrangement to beat the blues.
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With the closing of nonessential businesses in Virginia, movie theatres remain shut. But a top-shot of this family drive-in theatre during its opening night shows how excited people are to get a few hours of entertainment.
With the closing of nonessential businesses in Virginia, movie theatres remain shut. But a top-shot of this family drive-in theatre during its opening night shows how excited people are to get a few hours of entertainment.
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With stadiums shut and movie theaters closed, a drive-in theater now operates from a parking lot right under Tehran’s iconic Milad tower, showing a film in line with the views of hard-liners.
With stadiums shut and movie theaters closed, a drive-in theater now operates from a parking lot right under Tehran’s iconic Milad tower, showing a film in line with the views of hard-liners.
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A Pentecostal church in Copenhagen has been offering worshippers a drive-in service under the country's measures to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.
A Pentecostal church in Copenhagen has been offering worshippers a drive-in service under the country's measures to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.
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Cars zig-zag through a parking lot while waiting in line at a drive-through food distribution site set up due to the coronavirus outbreak in New York.
Cars zig-zag through a parking lot while waiting in line at a drive-through food distribution site set up due to the coronavirus outbreak in New York.
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Using social distancing practices, moviegoers arrive at the Stars and Stripes Drive-In Theater in Texas. Families turn the luggage compartment of their cars into a comfortable sitting area while waiting for the movie to start.
Using social distancing practices, moviegoers arrive at the Stars and Stripes Drive-In Theater in Texas. Families turn the luggage compartment of their cars into a comfortable sitting area while waiting for the movie to start.
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Visitors buy food while driving through a large drive-in Bavarian market fest in Germany. The stall operators pack the food and hand it to the drivers, without having them to leave their vehicles.
Visitors buy food while driving through a large drive-in Bavarian market fest in Germany. The stall operators pack the food and hand it to the drivers, without having them to leave their vehicles.
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The MayDay celebrations are important in Denmark and even the coronavirus couldn't be the reason for its cancellation. In a new normal world, people took part in a drive-in rally.
The MayDay celebrations are important in Denmark and even the coronavirus couldn't be the reason for its cancellation. In a new normal world, people took part in a drive-in rally.
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A worker at McDonalds hands a customer a Happy Meal at a drive-through in Augusta,
A worker at McDonalds hands a customer a Happy Meal at a drive-through in Augusta,
First Published Date: 07 May 2020, 14:03 pm IST
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