Even though it seems like we’ve been in lockdown forever, not just 2 months, it’s finally starting to feel like we can see a glimmer of the light at the end of the tunnel. You can meet up with one friend (outside and at a social distance, but still!) and you can even have a picnic (as long as you follow the rules).
It's becoming easier with each passing week to imagine what life after lockdown will look like. So as we consider what returning to 'normal' (whatever that means) will entail, let's look at some of the most creative social distancing measures from around the world.
From cardboard cutout humans sitting at restaurant tables to hugging family members through plastic curtains, there's no denying that people really are resilient — and inventive.
Creative Social Distancing Measures - Grazia
1 of 14New York, USA
Groups of people use the social distancing circles at Domino Park on 15 May Brooklyn, NY.
2 of 14Sydney, Australia
Covid-19 restrictions in Sydney say that restaurants can reopen only for 10 seated patrons at a time, so Frank Angeletta, owner of The Five Dock Dining restaurant in Sydney, has placed cardboard cutouts of people sitting at tables and taped background noise simulating guest 'chatter' to allow for some ambience in the restaurant.
3 of 14Bangkok, Thailand
Cardboard cutouts of the dinosaur Barbegon, the mascot of the Bar-B-Q Plaza restaurant in Bangkok, sit in some of the seats as part of social distancing measures at a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand on 17 May.
4 of 14Virginia, USA
Costumed mannequins in 1940's era clothing are seated at dining tables in the Inn at Little Washington, a Michelin-starred restaurant in Virginia. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, restaurants in Virginia can only open at 50% capacity from 29 May; chef Patrick O'Connell plans to keep the mannequins in place when the restaurant reopens, however, rather than leave the tables vacant.
5 of 14Schwerin, Germany
Customers at the Cafe & Konditorei Rothe in Schwerin, Germany are made to wear swimming noodle hats to make sure they stay the proper distance from each other.
6 of 14Stratford-upon-Avon, UK
Antony Cauvin built a 'cuddle curtain' using a plastic shower curtain and disposable gloves so that he could hug his gran while keeping her as safe as possible.
7 of 14Seoul, South Korea
For their first home match of the K Leage season, FC Seoul didn't want an empty stadium, which was required by Covid-19 restrictions, so they filled the stand with sex dolls. They claim the dolls were 'premium mannequins,' but we see right through that.
8 of 14Hong Kong, China
People run on treadmills at a gym in Hong Kong with plastic curtains between them.
9 of 14Bangkok, Thailand
Diners eat street foods with a plastic screen between them in Chinatown, Bangkok on 16 May.
10 of 14Bonn, Germany
Diners eat outside in a cafe marked up with a social distance of 1.5 metres minimum between guests. Restaurants and cafes were allowed to reopen for the first time since March on 12 May in Cologne, Germany.
11 of 14Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA
A trail at Joshua Tree National Park is marked with social distancing signs one day after the park reopened after being closed for two months due to the coronavirus pandemic on 18 May.
12 of 14Washington, D.C., USA
Members of the press practise social distancing while covering a news conference with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi at the U.S. Capitol on 30 April.
13 of 14San Francisco, California, USA
The first temporary sanctioned tent homeless camp opens in San Francisco using social distance markings.
14 of 14London, UK
Toilets are taped off to help customers observe social distancing at Waterloo Station in London.
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