Photos: Messages of hope, humor and guidance during coronavirus lockdown
From billboards to lawn signs, large and small, people are staying connected.
New York -- To combat the coronavirus, or COVID-19, pandemic, communities, cities and entire countries are locking down and asking residents to self-isolate.
Messages are displayed on public buildings. From inside their homes, many people are leaving messages up for their neighbors.
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From billboards to lawn signs, large and small, these messages are giving people a way to stay connected, offer help and show gratitude to medical workers on the front lines.
![PHOTO: Andrea Eby, left, puts up a yard sign showing support for a doctor who is a neighbor, March 22, 2020, in Nolensville, Tenn.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/International/tenn-docs-rock-ap-ps-200327_hpEmbed_3x2_992.jpg)
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In Seattle, the mayor placed a large flag atop the Space Needle.
![PHOTO: A flag that reads "#We Got This Seattle" flies on the roof of the Space Needle, March 26, 2020, in Seattle.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/International/space-needle-sign-ap-ps-200327_hpEmbed_3x2_992.jpg)
Children have posted rainbows in their windows.
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The First Baptist Church in America in Providence, Rhode Island, with humor in mind, posted, "Had not planned on giving up quite this much for Lent."
![PHOTO: A sign at the First Baptist Church in America in Providence, R.I. displays a humorous messages about the coronavirus pandemic, March 24, 2020.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/International/coronavirus-graffiti-2-sh-rc-200327_hpEmbed_3x2_992.jpg)
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It's all a way to stay together, even when everyone is physically apart.