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IN PICTURES: Borders streets deserted during Covid-19 lockdown

People across the Borders are adapting to life under new measures designed to curb the spread of coronavirus.

It’s been almost two weeks since UK prime minister Boris Johnston announced strict social distancing measures requiring us all to stay at home as much as possible, and Borderers have been heeding his advice, with town centres deserted and almost all non-essential shops closing their doors to customers. Here are some unusual photos of what are now ghost towns ...

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