On March 23 2020, the nation watched as Boris Johnson told everyone to stay at home for the first time.
Non-essential shops were closed, gyms locked up their doors and people packed up their desks to work from home.
No one could have predicted what was to come, or that we'd still be under lockdown a year later.
The pandemic has turned our world upside down and more than 1,600 deaths with Covid-19 mentioned on the death certificate have now been recorded in Leeds.
As we mark the National Day of Reflection, we take a look back at the empty streets of Leeds when the city was first plunged into lockdown.
Pictures by Rebecca Marano and Jonathan Gawthorpe.
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Normally busy with shoppers, Albion Street was deserted as Trinity Leeds and all non-essential shops closed their doors for the first time Photo: Rebecca Marano
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An almost-empty Millennium Square on the first day of lockdown Photo: Rebecca Marano
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It was a stark sight to see Leeds' bustling streets so empty Photo: Rebecca Marano
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Police patrolled Briggate on horses, making sure people obeyed the stay at home order Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe
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Albion Street was deserted at lunchtime, as officer workers packed up their desks to work from home Photo: Rebecca Marano
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Non-essential travel was banned for the first time, meaning that City Square, usually bustling with commuters from Leeds Station, was empty