As of Tuesday, January 5, the United Kingdom has returned to lockdown.
Non-essential retailers and gyms were already closed due to the North East’s Tier 4 restrictions, and now schools have joined them.
With people told to work from home unless they cannot, Sunderland city centre was once again all but deserted this morning.
5. Bridges entrance
Sunderland was already in Tier 4 restrictions as 2021 began. Photo: JPIMedia
6. Keep a distance
A reminder of how long we have now been living with the pandemic. Photo: JPIMedia
7. Long haul
It's expected this third lockdown will last longer than the second. Photo: JPIMedia
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