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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Ashley Kirk, Pamela Duncan, Georgina Quach, Miles Probyn, Pablo Gutiérrez and Rachel Hall

Lockdown lifestyles: how has Covid changed lives in the UK?

It’s nearly two years since the prime minister, Boris Johnson, announced the first national Covid lockdown and, for many Britons, life feels close to normal.

As of Thursday, there are no longer any restrictions in England – no legal requirement to wear masks or to self-isolate after a positive Covid test. But have our lives changed in other ways that will outlive the pandemic? Have our habits changed for good?

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