These are the most unusual ways countries around the world are enforcing lockdown

Right across the globe, millions of people are being asked to remain in their homes as often as possible, avoiding all but essential travel.

And while everyone might be sharing the experience of staying indoors, not all countries are choosing to enforce lockdown measures in the same way - with some employing weird and wonderful tactics to keep residents at home.

Here are some of the most bizarre.

Dumping manure

In Sweden, the university town of Lund is planning to dump chicken manure on the streets to deter its 30,000 residents from gathering to celebrate Walpurgis Night - the eve of the Christian feast day of Saint Walpurga.

Officials have said it will be a good chance to fertilise lawns while also deterring people from sitting outside, thanks to the horrible smell.

Dumping sand

In a similar - though less smelly - move, police in Southern California dumped 33 tonnes of sand onto a skate park to deter users from using it during lockdown.

Dousing beaches with bleach

Over in the Spanish province of Cádiz, officials decided to douse a beach with bleach with the aim of protecting people as lockdown begins to ease in the badly-hit country.