Almost a year ago, on 16 March 2020, health secretary Matt Hancock told the House of Commons that all unnecessary social contact should cease, marking the first step in the UK’s first national lockdown. Since then, all four nations have lived under a variety of restrictions, from limits on social gatherings to the closure of schools.
As the lockdown anniversary approaches, we’d like to hear about how the past year has changed you.
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Thousands of people have lost loved ones, while many have been unable to spend time with their family for several months. For some, lockdown has meant the loss of work, changes of careers, or discovery of new passions.
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