To help comprehend the scope of things, here are some photos of Los Angeles, before and after the coronavirus pandemic:
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Disneyland was packed with people just two months ago in January...
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...but now both Disneyland and Disney World have closed until further notice.
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Santa Monica Pier was bustling with tourists last summer...
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...and now it's a ghost town.
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There's always heavy traffic in front of the TCL Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard...
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Both The Grove and Original Farmers Market are usually full of shoppers...
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...but the mall is all but closed...
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...and the Farmers Market is eerily quiet.
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Grand Central Market was a downtown hot spot where you could barely order your food without bumping into someone...
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...but now, not so much.
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Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills was crowded with Instagrammers just a few months ago...
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...but now the photos are gonna look a little bit different.
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Travelers would sit and wait for their trains at Downtown's Union Station without a care in the world...
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...but now workers have to carefully sanitize the near-empty station.
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People surfed and soaked up the sun at Santa Monica Beach just a few months ago...
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...and now in March, despite the equally pleasant weather, not a single person is out.
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I can say from personal experience that three months ago, getting to and from LAX airport was a literal nightmare...
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...but now it's easy as can be (not that you should be going anywhere).
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Lastly, and probably the most shocking, here's what the 110 Freeway looked like last week:
