A person dressed as Santa Claus meets with children at the Aalborg Zoo in Denmark on November 13.
Our new normal, in pictures
A person dressed as Santa Claus meets with children at the Aalborg Zoo in Denmark on November 13.
Henning Bagger/Ritzau Scanpix/Reuters

Updated 1908 GMT (0308 HKT) November 23, 2020

Some places across the globe have eased their coronavirus restrictions. Businesses have reopened, and some schools and sports leagues have restarted. But everything looks much different than what we are used to.

Many of us are still working from home. Others have lost their jobs and are looking for new ones. We continue to keep our distance from one another, whether it's in a park, out shopping or in our places of worship.

Meanwhile, the death toll continues to climb as the world rushes to find a vaccine. Even the way we mourn has been affected, as many funerals limit the number of people who can attend.

These images show just how much our daily lives have changed because of Covid-19.

Audience members sit with chairs in between them before <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/29/politics/gallery/biden-trump-first-2020-presidential-debate/index.html" target="_blank">the presidential debate</a> in Cleveland on September 29. There was a much smaller in-person audience than usual, and everyone attending was supposed to take a Covid-19 test and follow other safety protocols.
Audience members sit with chairs in between them before the presidential debate in Cleveland on September 29. There was a much smaller in-person audience than usual, and everyone attending was supposed to take a Covid-19 test and follow other safety protocols.
Brian Snyder/Reuters
Spectators watch a French Open tennis match in Paris on September 28.
Spectators watch a French Open tennis match in Paris on September 28.
Alessandra Tarantino/AP
Dancers wearing face shields practice in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on September 26.
Dancers wearing face shields practice in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on September 26.
Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP/Getty Images
People eat inside plastic pop-up "space bubble" tents in front of New York's Café Du Soleil on September 22.
People eat inside plastic pop-up "space bubble" tents in front of New York's Café Du Soleil on September 22.
Anthony Behar/Sipa USA
A model walks the runway during a Christian Siriano fashion show in Westport, Connecticut, on September 17.
A model walks the runway during a Christian Siriano fashion show in Westport, Connecticut, on September 17.
Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
Men have their temperature taken as they attend a Santa school at the Southwark Cathedral in London on August 24.
Men have their temperature taken as they attend a Santa school at the Southwark Cathedral in London on August 24.
Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP
Asare Amaya, 10, mourns her father, German, as family and friends watch his wake via video August 8 in Miami. German Amaya, 55, died from Covid-19.
Asare Amaya, 10, mourns her father, German, as family and friends watch his wake via video August 8 in Miami. German Amaya, 55, died from Covid-19.
Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Travelers arriving from abroad wait to be tested for Covid-19 at an airport near Hanover, Germany, on August 8. The German government was requiring people arriving from high-risk designated nations to take a Covid-19 test.
Travelers arriving from abroad wait to be tested for Covid-19 at an airport near Hanover, Germany, on August 8. The German government was requiring people arriving from high-risk designated nations to take a Covid-19 test.
Alexander Koerner/Getty Images
A woman in Cardiff, Wales, walks on St. Mary's Street, where social-distancing markers were painted on August 4.
A woman in Cardiff, Wales, walks on St. Mary's Street, where social-distancing markers were painted on August 4.
Matthew Horwood/Getty Images
Portraits are taped onto seats to help theatergoers spread out in Nicosia, Cyprus, on July 27.
Portraits are taped onto seats to help theatergoers spread out in Nicosia, Cyprus, on July 27.
Petros Karadjias/AP
Tzu-Wei Lin wears a mask during a Boston Red Sox intrasquad game on July 17. Major League Baseball <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2020/07/22/us/gallery/baseball-begins-2020/index.html" target="_blank">restarted its season</a> a week later, but without fans in the stands.
Tzu-Wei Lin wears a mask during a Boston Red Sox intrasquad game on July 17. Major League Baseball restarted its season a week later, but without fans in the stands.
Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images
Members of the Meltham and Meltham Mills Band practice above the English village of Marsden on June 30. It was their first time practicing together since a government-imposed lockdown.
Members of the Meltham and Meltham Mills Band practice above the English village of Marsden on June 30. It was their first time practicing together since a government-imposed lockdown.
Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images
People watch a video projection in Avignon, France, on July 18. After the Avignon Theatre Festival was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, the festival's organization projected plays that made its history.
People watch a video projection in Avignon, France, on July 18. After the Avignon Theatre Festival was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, the festival's organization projected plays that made its history.
Clement Mahoudeau/AFP/Getty Images
People watch a performance of the rock band Monster Truck during a drive-in concert in Toronto on July 17. <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2020/05/07/world/gallery/drive-thrus-drive-ins-coronavirus/index.html" target="_blank">Related photos: How we're relying on our cars during the pandemic</a>
People watch a performance of the rock band Monster Truck during a drive-in concert in Toronto on July 17. Related photos: How we're relying on our cars during the pandemic
Carlos Osorio/Reuters
Students and their teacher wear hats to help them practice social distancing at the Ban Pa Muad School in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on July 3.
Students and their teacher wear hats to help them practice social distancing at the Ban Pa Muad School in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on July 3.
Wichai Taprieu/AP
A man prays by the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City on July 21.
A man prays by the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City on July 21.
Ammar Awad/Reuters
Muslims spread out during Friday prayers at a Sheffield, England, mosque on July 24.
Muslims spread out during Friday prayers at a Sheffield, England, mosque on July 24.
Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images
A hairstylist wears a protective face shield in Bogota, Colombia, on June 23.
A hairstylist wears a protective face shield in Bogota, Colombia, on June 23.
Raul Arboleda/AFP/Getty Images
A soccer ball is disinfected before the beginning of a professional match in Guadalajara, Mexico, on July 25.
A soccer ball is disinfected before the beginning of a professional match in Guadalajara, Mexico, on July 25.
Ulises Ruiz/AFP/Getty Images
A Bavarian Cabinet meeting is held outside in Munich, Germany, on July 28.
A Bavarian Cabinet meeting is held outside in Munich, Germany, on July 28.
Peter Kneffel/Pool/AFP/Getty Images
People participate in an outdoor yoga class in Toronto on June 21.
People participate in an outdoor yoga class in Toronto on June 21.
Carlos Osorio/Reuters
People are spread out as former Vice President Joe Biden, the Democratic Party's presumptive presidential nominee, speaks in Darby, Pennsylvania, on June 17.
People are spread out as former Vice President Joe Biden, the Democratic Party's presumptive presidential nominee, speaks in Darby, Pennsylvania, on June 17.
Matt Slocum/AP
A soccer fan in Madrid watches a professional match between Rayo Vallecano and Albacete on June 10. Spanish leagues resumed more than three months after play was suspended because of the pandemic.
A soccer fan in Madrid watches a professional match between Rayo Vallecano and Albacete on June 10. Spanish leagues resumed more than three months after play was suspended because of the pandemic.
Manu Fernandez/AP
Congregants of the Inhlanhla Yokuphila Apostolic Church In Zion practice social distancing as they attend a service in an open field in Soweto, South Africa, on June 7.
Congregants of the Inhlanhla Yokuphila Apostolic Church In Zion practice social distancing as they attend a service in an open field in Soweto, South Africa, on June 7.
Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters
People practice social distancing June 1 as they eat inside <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/07/world/dutch-restaurant-reopen-greenhouse-trnd/index.html" target="_blank">"quarantine greenhouses"</a> at Mediamatic ETEN, a restaurant in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
People practice social distancing June 1 as they eat inside "quarantine greenhouses" at Mediamatic ETEN, a restaurant in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Peter Dejong/AP
People attend a drive-in concert at the international airport in Debrecen, Hungary, on May 29.
People attend a drive-in concert at the international airport in Debrecen, Hungary, on May 29.
Zsolt Czegledi/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
People watch a movie at a temporary drive-in movie theater in Istanbul on May 28.
People watch a movie at a temporary drive-in movie theater in Istanbul on May 28.
Burak Kara/Getty Images
A woman sunbathes in a roped-off area of a beach in La Grande-Motte, France, on May 21.
A woman sunbathes in a roped-off area of a beach in La Grande-Motte, France, on May 21.
Clement Mahoudeau/AFP/Getty Images
Jessie Dawson, an executive assistant for The Inn at Little Washington, is joined by mannequins as she sits in the Washington, Virginia, restaurant on May 20. The restaurant would be reopened and kept at 50% capacity for social-distancing purposes. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/restaurant-mannequins-coronavirus-inn-washington-trnd/index.html" target="_blank">Dressed-up mannequins would be seated among diners.</a>
Jessie Dawson, an executive assistant for The Inn at Little Washington, is joined by mannequins as she sits in the Washington, Virginia, restaurant on May 20. The restaurant would be reopened and kept at 50% capacity for social-distancing purposes. Dressed-up mannequins would be seated among diners.
Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
People visit New York's Domino Park on May 17. The<a href="http://www.cnn.com/style/article/domino-park-new-york-city-circles-social-distancing/index.html" target="_blank"> painted circles,</a> spaced 6 feet apart, are to encourage physical distancing.
People visit New York's Domino Park on May 17. The painted circles, spaced 6 feet apart, are to encourage physical distancing.
Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images
Krytyna Kopacki, left, prays with Deacon Robert Lavanco of Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church during a procession called the Blessed Sacrament on May 24. Lavanco has been visiting worshippers outside their homes while their church sanctuary is closed in New York.
Krytyna Kopacki, left, prays with Deacon Robert Lavanco of Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church during a procession called the Blessed Sacrament on May 24. Lavanco has been visiting worshippers outside their homes while their church sanctuary is closed in New York.
Mike Segar/Reuters
Carolyn Ellis, right, hugs her mother, Susan Watts, in Guelph, Ontario, on May 16. They're avoiding direct contact by using the "hug glove" that Carolyn and her husband, Andrew, created as a Mother's Day gift. It features a plastic tarp with four sleeves attached to a clothesline.
Carolyn Ellis, right, hugs her mother, Susan Watts, in Guelph, Ontario, on May 16. They're avoiding direct contact by using the "hug glove" that Carolyn and her husband, Andrew, created as a Mother's Day gift. It features a plastic tarp with four sleeves attached to a clothesline.
Jorge Uzon/AFP/Getty Images
People in an elevator stand away from one another as they arrive to work at the World Trade Center in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on May 11.
People in an elevator stand away from one another as they arrive to work at the World Trade Center in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on May 11.
Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters
High school graduates turn their tassels during a drive-thru graduation ceremony at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on May 22.
High school graduates turn their tassels during a drive-thru graduation ceremony at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on May 22.
John Locher/AP
A gondolier transports his first customer as gondola services resume in Venice, Italy, on May 18. <a href="http://www.cnn.com/travel/article/venice-future-covid-19/index.html" target="_blank">Related story: Deserted Venice contemplates a future without tourist horde</a>
A gondolier transports his first customer as gondola services resume in Venice, Italy, on May 18. Related story: Deserted Venice contemplates a future without tourist horde
Andrea Pattaro/AFP/Getty Images
People demonstrate how to dine under plastic shields at a restaurant in Paris on May 27.
People demonstrate how to dine under plastic shields at a restaurant in Paris on May 27.
Thibault Camus/AP
Tents and makeshift shelters are set up at a homeless encampment at San Francisco's Civic Center on May 21. The designated rectangles are to encourage physical distancing.
Tents and makeshift shelters are set up at a homeless encampment at San Francisco's Civic Center on May 21. The designated rectangles are to encourage physical distancing.
Noah Berger/AP
Congregants attend a Sunday service at the Berlin Cathedral on May 10. The cathedral reopened for worshippers after two months of online services.
Congregants attend a Sunday service at the Berlin Cathedral on May 10. The cathedral reopened for worshippers after two months of online services.
Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images
Cardboard cutouts of <a href="https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/borussia-monchengladbach-fans-pay-for-cardboard-cut-outs-charity-coronavirus-10911" target="_blank" target="_blank">Borussia Mönchengladbach soccer fans</a> are seen at the Borussia-Park stadium in Mönchengladbach, Germany, on May 19. The Bundesliga, Germany's top pro soccer league, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/16/sport/germany-bundesliga-return-football-spt-intl/index.html" target="_blank">became the first major European competition to return during the coronavirus pandemic.</a> But fans were not allowed to attend.
Cardboard cutouts of Borussia Mönchengladbach soccer fans are seen at the Borussia-Park stadium in Mönchengladbach, Germany, on May 19. The Bundesliga, Germany's top pro soccer league, became the first major European competition to return during the coronavirus pandemic. But fans were not allowed to attend.
Thilo Schmuelgen/Reuters
A cleaning contractor sprays disinfectant inside a New York subway car on May 23. The subway normally operates 24 hours a day, but it has been closed in the early morning hours for deep cleanings.
A cleaning contractor sprays disinfectant inside a New York subway car on May 23. The subway normally operates 24 hours a day, but it has been closed in the early morning hours for deep cleanings.
Noam Galai/Getty Images
A traveler sits next to chairs with social-distancing markers on them inside Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur International Airport on May 13.
A traveler sits next to chairs with social-distancing markers on them inside Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur International Airport on May 13.
Samsul Said/Bloomberg/Getty Images
Butchers in Mexico City weigh meat behind a plastic curtain on May 18.
Butchers in Mexico City weigh meat behind a plastic curtain on May 18.
Hector Vivas/Getty Images
People watch a showing of "Trolls World Tour" at the Four Brothers Drive-In movie theater in Amenia, New York, on May 15.
People watch a showing of "Trolls World Tour" at the Four Brothers Drive-In movie theater in Amenia, New York, on May 15.
John Minchillo/AP
A woman cleans a divider at the entrance of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, on May 18. Greece reopened all open-air archaeological sites in the country after a two-month closure.
A woman cleans a divider at the entrance of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, on May 18. Greece reopened all open-air archaeological sites in the country after a two-month closure.
Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images
Dentist Dora Gemesi and her assistant, Time Raksi-Csuhai, work on a patient in Budapest, Hungary, on May 18. It was the first day that dental practices reopened in the country.
Dentist Dora Gemesi and her assistant, Time Raksi-Csuhai, work on a patient in Budapest, Hungary, on May 18. It was the first day that dental practices reopened in the country.
Laszlo Balogh/Getty Images
People wait in line for Covid-19 testing in Incheon, South Korea, on May 20.
People wait in line for Covid-19 testing in Incheon, South Korea, on May 20.
Yun Hyun-tae/Yonhap/AP
A woman stands on a designated spot to maintain distance while waiting to enter the Disneyland amusement park in Shanghai, China, on May 11. <a href="http://www.cnn.com/travel/article/shanghai-disneyland-reopens-intl-hnk/index.html" target="_blank">The park had been closed</a> for three and a half months. Visitors are now required to wear masks, have their temperatures taken and practice social distancing.
A woman stands on a designated spot to maintain distance while waiting to enter the Disneyland amusement park in Shanghai, China, on May 11. The park had been closed for three and a half months. Visitors are now required to wear masks, have their temperatures taken and practice social distancing.
Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images
Mary Washington speaks through a window to her daughter Courtney Crosby and grandchild Sydney Crosby during a Mother's Day celebration at her senior-living facility in Smyrna, Georgia, on May 10.
Mary Washington speaks through a window to her daughter Courtney Crosby and grandchild Sydney Crosby during a Mother's Day celebration at her senior-living facility in Smyrna, Georgia, on May 10.
Brynn Anderson/AP
Friends and family of Larry Hammond are spaced apart during his funeral in New Orleans on April 22. Only 10 mourners were allowed to attend the service.
Friends and family of Larry Hammond are spaced apart during his funeral in New Orleans on April 22. Only 10 mourners were allowed to attend the service.
Gerald Herbert/AP
A customer has his body temperature scanned at an Etro store in Milan, Italy, on May 18.
A customer has his body temperature scanned at an Etro store in Milan, Italy, on May 18.
Miguel Medina/AFP/Getty Images
Boxers Hussein and Zeyad Ashish train on the roof of their home in the Al-Baqa'a refugee camp near Amman, Jordan, on May 14. The brothers have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics. <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2020/05/14/world/gallery/athletes-train-during-lockdown/index.html" target="_blank">Related photos: Athletes, stuck at home, are finding creative ways to train</a>
Boxers Hussein and Zeyad Ashish train on the roof of their home in the Al-Baqa'a refugee camp near Amman, Jordan, on May 14. The brothers have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics. Related photos: Athletes, stuck at home, are finding creative ways to train
Muhammad Hamed/Reuters
A customer gets a manicure at a nail salon in Atlanta on April 24. Georgia's hair salons, tattoo parlors, bowling alleys and other businesses were permitted to reopen after Gov. Brian Kemp announced that he'd ease the state's stay-at-home order.
A customer gets a manicure at a nail salon in Atlanta on April 24. Georgia's hair salons, tattoo parlors, bowling alleys and other businesses were permitted to reopen after Gov. Brian Kemp announced that he'd ease the state's stay-at-home order.
Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg/Getty Images
Elementary school students sit at desks spaced apart in Løgumkloster, Denmark, on April 16. <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2020/05/04/world/gallery/education-coronavirus-wellness/index.html" target="_blank">Related photos: How the pandemic has changed education</a>
Elementary school students sit at desks spaced apart in Løgumkloster, Denmark, on April 16. Related photos: How the pandemic has changed education
Emile Ducke/The New York Times/Redux
Virginia Bejar works at home in Madrid while holding her 6-month-old daughter, Olivia, on May 11.
Virginia Bejar works at home in Madrid while holding her 6-month-old daughter, Olivia, on May 11.
Miguel Pereira/Getty Images
Golfers prepare to play a round at the Howth Golf Club in Dublin, Ireland, on May 18.
Golfers prepare to play a round at the Howth Golf Club in Dublin, Ireland, on May 18.
Paul Faith/AFP/Getty Images
A stylist cuts a customer's hair at a barbershop in New Orleans on May 16. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards loosened restrictions on certain businesses in the state.
A stylist cuts a customer's hair at a barbershop in New Orleans on May 16. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards loosened restrictions on certain businesses in the state.
Bryan Tarnowski/Bloomberg/Getty Images
Lydia Hassebroek greets her friend Rose through her kitchen window in New York on May 17.
Lydia Hassebroek greets her friend Rose through her kitchen window in New York on May 17.
Caitlin Ochs/Reuters
Newly married Tyler and Caryn Suiters embrace after being married in Arlington, Virginia, on April 18. The Rev. Andrew Merrow and his wife, Cameron, were the only other attendees at the ceremony due to social-distancing guidelines. <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2020/04/21/world/gallery/love-during-lockdown/index.html" target="_blank">Related photos: Love during lockdown</a>
Newly married Tyler and Caryn Suiters embrace after being married in Arlington, Virginia, on April 18. The Rev. Andrew Merrow and his wife, Cameron, were the only other attendees at the ceremony due to social-distancing guidelines. Related photos: Love during lockdown
Win McNamee/Getty Images
A TV camera operator works in the Merkur Spiel-Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany, prior to the Bundesliga soccer match between Düsseldorf and Paderborn on May 16.
A TV camera operator works in the Merkur Spiel-Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany, prior to the Bundesliga soccer match between Düsseldorf and Paderborn on May 16.
Sascha Schuermann/Pool/AP
Customers have lunch at Yujin Shabu, a Japanese restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 5. The Thai government has allowed some businesses to reopen with protective restrictions in place.
Customers have lunch at Yujin Shabu, a Japanese restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 5. The Thai government has allowed some businesses to reopen with protective restrictions in place.
Yuttachai Kongprasert/SOPA Images/LightRocke/Getty Images
A taxi driver in Hanoi, Vietnam, has a plastic sheet around him on May 19. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/life-after-lockdown-vietnam-domestic-travel/index.html" target="_blank">Related story: This is what it's like when an entire country reopens</a>
A taxi driver in Hanoi, Vietnam, has a plastic sheet around him on May 19. Related story: This is what it's like when an entire country reopens
Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images
Muslims pray at the Mevlana Mosque in Berlin on May 9. <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2020/04/23/world/gallery/ramadan-2020/index.html" target="_blank">Related photos: A Ramadan unlike any other</a>
Muslims pray at the Mevlana Mosque in Berlin on May 9. Related photos: A Ramadan unlike any other
Abdulhamid Hosbas/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
San Diego high school student Phoebe Seip, center, and her sisters Sydney, left, and Paisley watch former US President Barack Obama deliver a <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/16/us/lebron-james-class-of-2020-graduation/index.html" target="_blank">virtual commencement address</a> to millions of high school seniors on May 16.
San Diego high school student Phoebe Seip, center, and her sisters Sydney, left, and Paisley watch former US President Barack Obama deliver a virtual commencement address to millions of high school seniors on May 16.
Bing Guan/Reuters
Men maintain their distance from each other while speaking in Glyfada, Greece, on May 15.
Men maintain their distance from each other while speaking in Glyfada, Greece, on May 15.
Petros Giannakouris/AP