29 eerie photos of Scotland's empty streets as lockdown begins
The streets and motorways of Scotland’s cities lay deserted today as the country adapted to the national coronavirus lockdown
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon have reiterated 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
1. Edinburgh City Bypass at Hermiston Gait
The roads of Scotland were empty the morning after the Prime Minister's address.
Photo: Mark Scates - SNS Group
2. Edinburgh's Victoria Street. (Photo by Mark Scates / SNS Group)
Edinburgh's Victoria. (Photo by Mark Scates / SNS Group)
Photo: Mark Scates - SNS Group
3. The Grassmarket is usually popular with tourists. (Photo by Mark Scates / SNS Group)
The Grassmarket is usually popular with tourists. (Photo by Mark Scates / SNS Group)
Photo: Mark Scates - SNS Group
4. The Royal Mile in Edinburgh (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)
The Royal Mile in Edinburgh (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)
Photo: Lisa Ferguson