On 23 March 2020, Prime Minister Boris Johnson and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced that people should only leave their homes to pick up essential supplies, to exercise at most once a day, to seek medical treatment or to go to travel to work if they are in keyworker roles. Here we take a look back at the empty Glasgow streets at this time, two years on.
9. Lockdown anniversary
Police on patrol on Buchanan Street. Photo: John Devlin
10. Lockdown anniversary
People socially distanced as they queue for the bank on Buchanan Street. Photo: Jeff J Mitchell
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A near-empty Sauchiehall Street in March 2020. Photo: Jeff J Mitchell
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The centre of Glasgow was usually bustling with people. Photo: John Devlin