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14 photos of a deserted Scarborough this weekend during the coronavirus lockdown

By Corinne Macdonald

Published 30th Mar 2020, 16:40 BST

Updated 30th Mar 2020, 16:42 BST

Last weekend photos of queues and crowds of people along the Yorkshire Coast during the coronavirus outbreak drew ire from the authorities.

However, this weekend the view couldn't have been more different after a Government imposed lockdown to reduce transmission of Covid-19 came into effect last Monday. These 14 photos show deserted scenes on the Foreshore, Sandside and North Bay as people stayed at home to protect the NHS.