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Closed beaches and empty streets: Pictures of Newcastle and the Hunter amid COVID-19

The Hunter's ordinarily bustling streets and crowded beaches are unusually still.

With NSW residents staying in their homes where possible amid COVID-19, some iconic locations in Newcastle and the Hunter have looked increasingly abandoned over the past few weeks.

We've collected photos from around the region to document how our Hunter hotspots currently appear.

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