COVID-19, Coronavirus, Lockdown, Deaths, Quarantine, Self-isolation…these are all the common keywords I have been hearing for the past one month. This tragedy of COVID-19 has impacted my daily life as well as the lives of many others. Due to this, I have been staying at home or quarantining since Wednesday 18th March 2020. 

In this article, I wanted to share the positives (hard to find) and the negatives of this pandemic and how it has changed my one month of staying at home. This is just my own experience of what happened to me and feel free to comment below if you have been quarantining and your experience. I have also left some sources of any information, all information correct as of 18th April 2020, and please don’t take my word for anything. So here I shall get started.

This is my second article of the four articles I will be posting about my one-month quarantine experience so stay tuned for the other two :).

The UK Went On Lockdown

UK lockdown extended for ‘at least’ three weeks

Coronavirus Update (Live): 2,313,897 Cases and 159,033 Deaths from COVID-19 Virus Pandemic

Coronavirus UK: how many cases are there near me?

The UK went on lockdown and apparently, you can only go out for very limited reasons. The COVID-19 cases are increasing every day and the regular articles I look at are some of the above.

I Have Spent More Time With My Family

During this one-month quarantining, I have definitely seen my family members much more often and have talked to them more. My brother comes to my room more often and I talk to my sister more who shares a room with me. I also talk to my parents and all this has given me the opportunity to talk to my family more which I personally love to do but when we do talk about COVID-19, it still upsets me.

I Have Spent More Time On Social Media

Of course, one of the drawbacks to staying at home with access to your laptop, phone and other distractions is that you use them more. My screen time has been higher, mostly because I do watch more YouTube videos. However, a change that I have realised is that because I want to spend time learning new skills and accomplishing goals at the time I am staying at home, I have started watching more educational content such as Prophets Stories from Iqra Cartoon and listening to Podcasts.

I Read The News More Often

The news is a good place to keep connected with the world, learn new vocabulary and read more but it can be quite negative at times. I read the news often in the past but now I read about 2-3 articles daily on various websites mostly about COVID-19. This is good as I watch the news more and am more considerate to those who are suffering from the virus.

I Have Not Been Eating Out Due To This COVID-19 Lockdown

I used to eat out very often, even in school, before the lockdown but when I started quarantining, I stopped eating out and now I eat homemade food prepared by my parents. This is delicious and usually healthier and I do think that even after the pandemic goes away, I will eat out less often. You can find out more on my podcast about this. The Chat Library

This was the second out of the four articles I will be posting about my quarantine experience. All my thoughts go to those who have loved ones who are suffering from this horrible disease or who have contracted COVID-19 themselves. Please stay at home if you are advised to do so and only go out if it is necessary. Pray to God and take care of yourself and your family and stay happy and healthy :). Check out my other articles:

COVID-19 Lockdown Secrets | How To Make The Most Out Of This Time

Thank you for reading, and have a lovely day!