Collected Item: “An Empty NYC Times Square Amidst Covid Lockdown”
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An Empty NYC Times Square Amidst Covid Lockdown
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In early March, 2020, everyone in school was talking about this new, deadly virus from China. There was a few cases reported in the United States, with reports of community transmission. Suddenly, schools, and entire cities were being shut down across the states. Seeing an empty New York City (being one of
the first major cities in the states to shut down) frightened me, and opened my eyes to the brutal reality of what a global pandemic looks like.
the first major cities in the states to shut down) frightened me, and opened my eyes to the brutal reality of what a global pandemic looks like.
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#NYC, #TimesSquare, #NewYorkLockdown, #NewReality, #SocialDistancing, #StayHome
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2020-03-14