The Age of Social Distancing by David Sladek

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The Age of Social Distancing

Credits: david sladek

Date of Work: 03/21/20 - Ongoing

Updated: 03/26/20

Location: London, Uk

Archived as: Abandonment, Black and White, Covid-19, Documentary, Epidemics, Health/Healing, Isolation, Pandemics, Photography, Spotlight, Street

Once full of life, love and protest, London streets went silent on the first Spring day of 2020 as COVID-19 coronavirus took over the world. Whilst most European countries have introduced strict controls on wearing protective face masks and public gatherings were cancelled a week ago, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced only on Friday 20th March that pubs, clubs and gyms are to be closed. As panic buying emptied supermarket shelves of many essential goods Brits are now advised to exercise social distancing by staying at home. And most of them seem to do so. However, face protection is not yet taking to streets.

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