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<\/a>Despite being in a national lockdown, the sights from Manchester City Centre would beg to differ.<\/p>\n

After spending a short while on a Thursday afternoon in March, images depict a very busy city centre with members of the public aged around 16 to 65+.<\/p>\n

It almost seems as if people are fed up, raring to get back to normal and heading into town for a trip out. More positively, the public are pictured wearing their masks.<\/p>\n

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The streets are surprisingly busy in the city centre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Shoppers going about their business in Market Street, with street vendors conducting business as usual<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The trams are still running and this sene is typical of any pre-covid<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Face masks and social distancing is being observed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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