![]() This month’s newsletter brings together three projects that bring to life the stories behind COVID-19. Even for those who understand the enormity of the data presented in press conferences, the testimony of people who have direct experience of the virus hits home like nothing else. Stories can bridge these two worlds more powerfully than any dots and bars on a chart. For those submerged in the daily reality of dealing with the virus, it must feel increasingly hard and exhausting to keep explaining to everyone else what their world is really like, and what all these rules and restrictions are there for. ![]() These two worlds can feel as far apart as air and water. While a majority of people support the principle of tighter restrictions in areas with higher cases, a growing minority of vocal people are questioning the need for any restrictions, and some even doubt the truth of the pandemic. In this world, our public polling is showing a steady loss of confidence in the government’s handling of the pandemic. Many people have lost jobs, seen their studies disrupted, missed family reunions, marriages, holidays. In another world, there live people increasingly frustrated by endless rules, which have also brought loss: pubs closed, theatres silenced, stadiums deserted. They are health care workers, family members or friends. These are people who have had the disease, or have cared for someone who has, at home, or in hospital or care homes. They know what the virus does to the human body and mind. In one of these worlds, people have direct experience of COVID-19. As the weeks have turned to months and the days have grown darker, the pandemic has increasingly divided people into two worlds.
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