A lone police officer in Times Square in March 2020 during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic (left). Supporters of the Ukrainian community in Times Square in March 2022. Photos: David Dee Delgado and Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images
It's been two years since the U.S. suddenly closed down to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Why it matters: People are tired of their pandemic lives, and these photos show the relief in reemergence.
Fan cutouts at a Phillies-Braves game in Philadelphia in August 2020 (left). Fans at the NFC Championships in January 2022. Photos: Hunter Martin and Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesPere Antoine's Restaurant in the French Quarter during New Orleans' reopening Phase 1 in May 2020 (left). The Krewe of Muses parade during Mardi Gras in March 2022. Photos: Claire Bangser/AFP and Erika Goldring via Getty ImagesA woman wears a mask as she works behind a counter at a restaurant in Washington, D.C., in December 2021 (left). People have a meal at a restaurant in New York City in March 2022 after the suspension of the indoor mask mandate. Photos: Micah Garen and STR/AFP via Getty Images
