Day time London - no traffic, night London - ghost city!
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The difference of London for the last 15 years and the past few weeks have been sky-high. Londoners are now trying to protect themselves but did not give importance first to the coronavirus that spread from Wuhan of China.
There have been major terrorist attacks in Britain and Europe, attack of the Ebola virus infection. But nobody was so scared like this time. The novel coronavirus has changed the image over the past 15 years. The civilized English nation is hiding them. Some are voluntarily in quarantine, some in isolation.
For those who have travelled to London, when you see the city over the Internet, you will get astonished. Just why London? various cities in England now, for example, can be trembled. Where London at night used to shine brightly, there is now a terrifying haunted environment. And like curfew during the day. The condition of those who live in the country is miserable.
London is the busiest city in the world. Eat around! Highways, hotels, restaurants, pubs are all empty. It may seem that the country of Europe returned in the nineteenth century. Almost silent all around. Suddenly no human movement catches the eye. There are two or three cars are running.
London at night will terrify you. In the city where there was no festival, no party, no music. The theater is empty, the pubs are empty. Even if you walk through a road, the spine will be cooled down. The only reason behind this scary environment is coronavirus.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called on the people of his country to stay indoors after the coronavirus epidemic was announced. He advised to avoid social interaction in the next 12 weeks. He asked professionals to work at home. Avoid travel if not urgent.
He described such a situation in London as 'Draconian' or harsh. "This step has been taken to save lives," he added.
The highway in England is empty. At night, the streets of China Town in London were overcrowded. Now there are two or three are seen. The West End pub, the city train station, the bus stations on the street are completely empty.
Flights from all over the world were jostling at Heathrow Airport, where an airplane flies every 45 seconds. 5 million passengers travel through London's 270 subway stations each day, but now they are haunted by day.
Taking the plunge to prevent coronavirus, the Boris government has rejected all sorts of arrangements in the country for the next 12 weeks. The Grand National and Premiership rugby have been dropped. All schools have been closed sine die. The mosques are all closed down. But the country's media have been working consciously from the beginning.
News media reported that up to 2695 people had been infected with coronas in the UK until yesterday. 137 people died. So far three British Bangladeshis have died of the virus. Boris Johnson has expressed grief to the families of all the victims. He said, 'Everyone should be careful, maybe we can lose many of our relatives.'
White chapel is the most Bengali populated area of the Tower Hamlets. There are two underground stations. Wide raw markets, 5 high street banks, different types of Bangladeshi businesses, East London Mosque and London Muslim Center, Altab Ali Park, Shahid Minar. Where the Bangladeshi used to be in frequent movement all day long, there is also a quiet silence. No one is going out on the street without special needs.
The outbreak of coronavirus has taken away the laughter of lively people. The panic of all is stressful. When you meet each other, you are not embracing or hug as you do now. Elbow with elbow trying to stay away from handshakes. Along with health awareness, everyone is praying to the Creator to recover from this dire danger. Many people are gathering in the market to stock their food in the face of future food crisis. There has already been a product crisis in super stores across Britain.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Friday that all schools in Britain would remain closed until Friday (March 20) until further instructions were given to prevent the spread of coronavirus. He also announced that the scheduled exams to be held in May and June would be suspended in addition to the closure of the school. The announcement was made at a news conference Wednesday March 18) evening. Twenty thousand military personnel have been kept ready to deal with the disaster.
London's 40 subway stations have been closed. Underground metro rails will be closed at night as well. The super stores are also open till 10 pm instead of 24 hours. Even if the public bus-train is on, it will be limited. This transport will be available only to doctors, nurses or service providers.
The mayor of London has advised the city people not to use public transport unless urgent. It has also been advised to stop unnecessary movement. Big mosques, churches are being closed.
