When I contracted Covid-19 at the start of December 2020, it came as a massive shock. Like many people across the UK, I had been extremely careful - I'd sanitised my hands constantly, I wore face masks everywhere, I worked from home and I only left the house when I absolutely had to.
Nevertheless, I tested positive for the virus. Luckily, my symptoms weren't too severe and I didn't need hospital treatment.
I had spent the best part of a year writing about the pandemic and the effect it had had on millions of other people - and individuals - across the UK, so I knew what to expect.
I was even prepared for the 'long Covid' symptoms of fatigue and the occasional bout of 'brain fog' (the number of times I've forgotten I've left something in the
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