15 pictures of empty towns across County Durham as people were made to stay home

15 pictures of empty towns across County Durham as people were made to stay home

Five years since the country was forced into lockdown, we take a look back at 2020 and how the county stood still.

Take a look back at the UK's empty streets during Covid-19 lockdowns – 5 years on

Take a look back at the UK's empty streets during lockdown – five years on since the Coronavirus pandemic began.

Covid lockdown five years on: 15 photos looking back at Scarborough's deserted streets at start of pandemic

On Sunday, March 23, the country will mark five years since the start of the first Covid lockdown.

MILES TO GO: ELBOW BUMPS, HAND SANITIZER & ‘QUARANTINI’ CALLS — 5 YEARS AGO, A VIRUS CHANGED OUR WORLD

I donned a nearly forgotten jacket from the back of the closet the other day and was surprised by what I found in the pocket. No, it wasn’t a delightfully welcome $20 bill. That would’ve required me to have had an “extra” $20 in my pocket at some point and I’m the poster child who proves that the devil dances in empty pockets.  No, my hand instead closed on some combination of lightweight fabric and elastic. It was a COVID mask. And it brought b…

What does the AHA rule mean again and what do you mean by 3G? The Corona pandemic is almost forgotten in view of the political world situation. Exactly five years ago, there was the first lockdown that changed everyone's everyday life.

Covid five years on: Cheshire in pictures during three national lockdowns

The first lockdown was announced this week back in 2020