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.
1. Lockdown anniversary
A sign above Glasgow's M8 read 'Avoid travel where possible'. Photo: John Devlin
2. Lockdown anniversary
The M8 was empty of traffic. Photo: John Devlin
3. Lockdown anniversary
Donald Dewar watches over the near-empty Buchanan Street. Photo: John Devlin
4. Lockdown anniversary
Glasgow looked very different from the city which hosted the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Photo: John Devlin