Coronavirus Life in Stockholm

Woman with covered face
Coronavirus in Stockholm

Documenting life indoors has been my main mission lately. For contrast, I also wanted to capture life beyond these walls. Yes these photos are the obvious changes, but they are also what daily life has become.

I noticed a supermarket employee not wearing gloves at the weekend and several weeks ago, I felt alarmed seeing the opposite. Social distancing, masks and public health warnings have become the new normal and experiencing this shift in just a few weeks is surreal.

Woman with covered face
Varying degrees of anxiety
Cashier wearing gloves
Supermarket staff wearing gloves
Face barrier
Face barriers at tills
Seagull on pedestrian crossing

The seagulls think we've all gone bonkers. Hilariously, this one walked from one side of the crossing to the other.

Man wearing gloves
Gloves for shopping
Man wearing face mask
Face masks in public spaces
Wash hands sign
Tvätta händerna / wash your hands
2 metre sign
2 metres regeln / 2 metre rule

Plenty of Swedish people are living cautiously. Others are living life as though we're not in the middle of a global pandemic! It's interesting to watch.

Group of people
Newspapers
Corona crisis.
Scientist: You can become immune to corona.
Nobody knows how long the effect lasts.
Henrik, 44, tested: is infectious.
Distance sticker
Floor spacing in supermarket queues

Distance measuring stickers are stuck to the floors at tills, queueing points, in shop aisles and near escalators. Signs in the street remind you to stay 2 metres apart from other people and wash your hands.

Advice sign
Take care of each other.
Keep your distance but stay connected.
People standing apart
Conversations at a distance
Social distancing sign
Hi! Wait here when the queue is longer than 3 people. Thanks.
People on benches
Used glove on floor
Disposable gloves

Strange times we live in at the moment!

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