The Government announced all bars and restaurants would have to shut due to the coronavirus crisis

The shutters were down and doors were locked on these popular Newcastle bars and restaurants after being ordered to close.

Normally bustling with family and friends over the weekend, the city centre was eerily quiet as people avoided the area due to the coronavirus outbreak.

It was a far cry from the usual sights of birthday parties, stag nights and hen parties making their way from pub to pub over the weekend.

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson said nightclubs, theatres, gyms and leisure centres were to close their doors to slow the spread of coronavirus.

Our photographer Simon Greener went into the city centre to capture these photographs.