Amidst the global coronavirus pandemic, street artists, muralists pay tribute to frontline workers, healthcare professionals

Street artists all over the world have ventured out into quiet streets and left behind vibrant, thought-provoking, amusing commentary on the crisis. Below is Bristol-based street artist John D’oh’s take on the idiotic and dangerous statement US President Trump made about injecting disinfectant as a potential solution to a COVID-19 infection. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Airá Ocrespo = Mc Grafiteiro on Mar 18, 2020 at 6:15am PDT In another example, Australian street artist LUSHSUX shows Chinese president Xi Jinping wearing a hazmat suit while saying, “Nothing to see. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Eme Freethinker on Mar 19, 2020 at 12:38pm PDT John D’oh also gives his take on the toilet roll situation: Clearly these artists are a reflective group with informed opinions about the social issues around them. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Claudia La Bianca on May 14, 2020 at 11:48am PDT By mocking political leaders, laughing at the lesser aspects of our humanity, and recognising healthcare workers as superior to the heroes we traditionally mythologise, these murals offer us momentary respite from the constant news barrage and psychological weight of the global COVID-19 crisis.