Two years since Liverpool went into COVID lockdown - 15 eerie pictures of deserted streets from March 2020
It has been two years since the UK first shutdown due to the spread of coronavirus.
On March 23, 2020, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced restrictions in a bid to help handle the spread of COVID-19.
Residents were told to stay at home, to only go shopping for essential items and were allowed to have one form of outdoor exercise a day.
The world first took notice of the virus in December 31, 2019, as China alerted the World Health Organisation (WHO) about covid-19.
A month later the UK recorded its first two cases of the virus, while the first death came on March 4.
On March 11 the WHO announced that this was a pandemic.
As the nation entered lockdown the usually bustling streets of Liverpool stood deserted
Here we take a look back at the empty Liverpool streets at this time, two years on.
1. Lockdown anniversary
A solitary person walks through the Liverpool One shopping centre. Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
2. Lockdown anniversary
The statue of John Lennon stands in a deserted Mathew Street. Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
3. Lockdown anniversary
A deserted Liverpool One shopping centre car park. Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
4. Lockdown anniversary
A solitary figure walks past shuttered shops on Smithdown Road. Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images