On this day in 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared the coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic.
Six years ago already. Blimey.
Later that month - on the 23rd March 2020 - the UK effectively ceased 'normal operations' as the country was put into lockdown.
Once we were allowed out photographed as much Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic and Social Distancing signage and notices as we could to document the times.
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| A Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council coronavirus sign in Cheadle Hulme, England in April 2020. The first covid sign I photographed and posted on social media |
There was certainly a real variety of warnings, instructions and directional signage to do with social distancing.
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| Covid-19 signs at The Happy Shopper on Page Hall Road in Sheffield, England in October 2020 |
I documented a number of aspects of the coronavirus pandemic on my blog and social media while it was taking place.
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| A 'Social Distancing World Champion' floor decal in Chesterfield, England in August 2020 |
As a marketing and communications professional, one of my areas of interest was the huge variety of official & unofficial warnings, instructions and directional signage there was around covid and social distancing.
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| Escalator Social Distancing stickers at an M&S in Chesterfield, England in August 2020 |
You can view over 1,800 of the signs at the links below:
It's still possible to see Covid-19 Coronavirus signage as 'ghost signs' today and I reckon the remnants of the pandemic will be visible for many years to come.
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| Social distancing at an abandoned Blockbuster Video store (itself a remnant of another era) in Manchester, England in June 2020 |
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