As the coronavirus disease has spread all over the world, people are asked to stay home and maintain social distancing to stop COVID-19 transmission. (Image: Reuters)
2/8
To combat the outbreak, officials in Sakura city of Japan mowed the tulip beds and cancelled the annual tulip festival to stop people from congregating amid coronavirus emergency. (Image: Reuters)
3/8
To comply with social distancing norms to help control coronavirus, a park razed more than 100,000 tulips to discourage flower lovers. The cut flowers were later donated to kindergartens. (Image: Reuters)
4/8
Stalks of tulips lie on the ground in the Sakura Furusato Square after over 100,000 tulips were cut off to avoid people visiting, following the coronavirus disease. (Image: Reuters)
The authorities took the drastic measure after the park saw a large number of visitors in the weekend when the flowers were in bloom. (Image: Reuters)
6/8
A field which was once blossomed by tulips was left empty after the flowers were razed to avoid crowds as a precautionary measure against the COVID-19 outbreak. (Image: Reuters)
7/8
Despite the absence of tulip gardens at this time of year, the park is drawing a smattering of visitors. (Image: Reuters)
8/8
The unfortunate action to cut down tulips disheartened the visitors but was needed to help the nation fight the pandemic. (Image: Reuters)
