‘This whole city stopped’: TV presenter Jason Dundas gives people a virtual tour of Los Angeles’ eerily deserted streets amid the COVID-19 pandemic after production on his new BUILD series was shut down
Jason Dundas has given a fans a glimpse at Los Angeles’ eerily deserted streets in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
In a video for BUILD, posted to the series’ Instagram page on Tuesday, the 37-year-old TV presenter toured the unusually empty streets of Hollywood.
‘This is Hollywood right now. Three-and-a-half weeks into quarantine, at least another four to go,’ he began.
Emptied out: Jason Dundas has given a fans a glimpse at Los Angeles’ eerily deserted streets in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic
He added: ‘You’re only allowed on the street for essentials, like food, which is what I’m doing right now.’
Jason explained that he was supposed to have started filming his new series, Stopover for BUILD, but everything was put on hold because of the pandemic.
‘Everything changed on March 15th, this whole city stopped,’ he added.
Deserted: In a video for BUILD, posted to the series’ Instagram page on Tuesday, the 37-year-old TV presenter toured the unusually empty streets of Hollywood
The way it was: The normally bustling city has been transformed into a ghost town, with people forced into their homes and businesses closing their doors. Pictured, the streets of Hollywood in March 2015
Showing off his Dundas Media office in Hollywood, Jason revealed he and his staff hadn’t been able to visit the premises in three weeks.
He then turned the camera to the sprawling queue for the grocery store across the street, explaining even a simple trip to the supermarket had become an ordeal.
‘It takes about two hours to get your groceries and it’s rations, you’re only allowed a certain number of items,’ he said.
Lining up: He then turned the camera to the sprawling queue for the grocery store across the street, explaining even a simple trip to the supermarket had become an ordeal
‘I don’t know that anybody knows what this industry is gonna look like on the heels of this virus…’ confessed actor Edi Gathegi. Pictured, the thriving streets of Hollywood in July 2018
Jason said everyone out in public was now wearing face masks, after the governor of California stated everyone needed to wear one when outside.
The normally bustling city has been transformed into a ghost town, with people forced into their homes and businesses closing their doors.
Speaking to actor Edi Gathegi via a video call, the 41-year-old X-Men star told Jason he wasn’t sure if Hollywood would ever recover.
Staying away: Showing off his Dundas Media office in Hollywood, Jason revealed he and his staff hadn’t been able to visit the premises in three weeks. Pictured at the G’Day USA Gala in Los Angeles in January 2019
‘I don’t know that anybody knows what this industry is gonna look like on the heels of this virus…’ he confessed.
‘I think that those of us who are still here when this is done, we will all be stronger. It’s inevitable, what does not kill us makes us stronger.’
As of Wednesday local time in Los Angeles, there have been 19,063 confirmed cases of coronavirus in California, resulting in 507 deaths.
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Covered up: Jason said everyone out in public was now wearing face masks, after the governor of California stated everyone needed to wear one when outside