2: The pandemic arrives

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Nicola Madge
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There was a gradual, but quite brief, period between the time that most diarists became aware of the severity of COVID-19 and its arrival in Britain. There had been news of a pandemic taking hold in China, but at first there was not too much concern that it would come to Britain. However, once the first case was announced in this country, it did not take long before hospitalisations and deaths were rising rapidly. The consequent legislation and lockdown meant that rapid decisions and changes of plan were suddenly called for as life as it had been known became different for the foreseeable future. Some diarists had to decide where to live, others had to hasten back from distant shores, and almost all were faced with a plethora of cancellations from holidays to voluntary or paid occupations to medical appointments. Diarists witnessed the unusual peace in the largely traffic-free physical environment and quickly began to respond to the new social order. They embarked on a process of adaptation to the uncertainties of the ‘new normal’, often with a good measure of stoicism.

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The Pandemic Experience for Older Diarists
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Nicola Madge