With very few people out and about the scene in the City of London financial district is one of quiet, outside the Royal Exchange near the Bank of England with the statue of the Duke of Wellington as the national coronavirus lockdown eases on 2nd July 2021 in London, United Kingdom. As the coronavirus lockdown continues its process of easing restrictions, the City remains far quieter than usual, which asks the question if normal numbers of people and city workers will ever return to the Square Mile.