The coronavirus upends life in the Triangle: photos from the pandemic

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A man wearing protective masks and gloves waits for a bus on Franklin Street. PHOTO CREDIT: DUNCAN GOLDSTEIN

Life around the world and in North Carolina has changed significantly since the COVID-19 virus was first identified in Wuhan, China, in December of 2019. The following collection of photographs taken in April captures some of the changes in the Triangle area after Governor Roy Cooper issued a stay-at-home order that went into effect on March 30.

Caution tape was placed around the perimeter of the Carrboro Elementary School playground to slow the spread of COVID-19.
All shows at the Carrboro venue The Cat’s Cradle have been postponed or canceled to minimize spread of COVID-19.
A member of Carrboro United, a coalition of restaurants providing food for the community, waits for customers outside of Cat’s Cradle.
A healthcare worker takes a break outside of Durham’s Duke Hospital.
A man wearing a protective mask stands outside of the Emergency Department at Durham’s Duke Hospital.
A mask was added to “Major,” the bronze bull sculpture in downtown Durham.
A sign at a gas station at the intersection of Ninth and Main Streets in Durham advertises essentials in short supply.
Nurses walk past a sign reading, “Thank You Staff” at UNC Hospital.
Workers oversee a drive-through COVID-19 testing center at UNC Hospital.
A nurse screens people for COVID-19 before they enter the emergency room at UNC Hospital.
A man dons a protective mask and gloves to go grocery shopping at one of the local Harris Teeter grocery stores.

 

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