On March 23 a special ministerial broadcast was beamed across the nation. Boris Johnson confirmed the rumours that had spread like wildfire across the country. Britain would be going into lockdown. The public were ordered to stay at home, stay at home to protect the NHS, stay at home to slow the spread of a virus, stay at home to stay safe.
Hand sanitisation stations have become a common sight
Like the footage of the two towers collapsing in 2001 or the bankers of 2008 leaving their ivory towers with their possessions packed into cardboard boxes, this event will find its way into the history book as one of the most iconic moments of the early 21st century.