Photos from around Vancouver during the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Mike Lakusiak, in City , on March 28, 2020
Vancouver city council voted to declare a local state of emergency on March 20 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Beyond Vancouver, the entire province of B.C. is under a state of of emergency and officials have been ordering increasingly strict restrictions on businesses, institutions and individuals in order to curb the spread of the virus.
As a result, the city doesn’t look the same.
A discarded mask and gloves sit on the sidewalk in Vancouver. Photo: Sadhana Bharanidharan
Students in a shared house practice social distancing while still enjoying the warm weather Mar. 21. Photo: Mashal Butt
People lined up and waiting to go inside a Vancouver grocery store as some retailers implement restrictions on the number of people inside. Photo: Ayesha Ghaffar
Passengers exit an uncharacteristically empty Translink bus on Vancouver’s west side. Photo: Camila Castaneda
A TransLink employee mops the entrance of the Broadway-City Hall Canada Line station Mar. 26. Photo: Tudor Molea
A man uses his metal detector on an empty beach at Spanish Banks in Vancouver. Despite the unusually warm and dry March weather, few people could be seen at the beach. Photo: Ivan Castagna
Playground structures are taped off to prevent children from playing at Carnarvon Elementary School. The Vancouver Parks Board used caution tape to discourage use of playgrounds and skateparks across the city. Photo: Steven Zhu
Kitsilano Beach is deserted as people stay home after the City of Vancouver restricted park and facility access. Only days earlier, packed beaches and paths drew criticism from across the country. Photo: Rashika Srivastava
The departures lounge at Vancouver International Airport is empty Mar. 24. Photo: Alexandra Phillips
