I dont want lockdown to end
I DONT WANT LOCKDOWN TO END Its been over 3 months since the UK went into lockdown due to the global pandemic. I remember the week it happened, as it was the week of my birthday and all plans had to be cancelled. I was sad I had to give up my plans, some of them had been made months in advance, but I was also filled with guilt for feeling so selfish when so many people were dying of COVID-19. Life slowed overnight for everyone. People stopped going to work. Everything closed....
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