The thought of a second nationwide lockdown fills me with dread
What, asks Janet Street-Porter, will the government – which seems to have no coherent master plan – do to eradicate this anxiety so many of us feel?
I’m a pretty robust person, but the prospect of fresh national restrictions to slow the rate of Covid-19 infections have brought on a sense of dread. I spend most of my time alone, writing, apart from two visits each week to a TV studio in highly controlled conditions.
There’s no hanging around chatting, no socialising. After three hours I return to my solitary bubble. With the easing of restrictions in August, I’ve ventured out for a meal half-a-dozen times, always with great caution. I went to a rented cottage in Scotland on holiday via sleeper train, but thought carefully about the journey and the risks involved.
Every time I cough or sniffle, I’ve worried, quite a change for someone who has spent so much time pushing boundaries, not interested in age-appropriate behaviour.
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