I can confirm, from personal experience, that the Covid-19-related lockdown has detrimental effects on mood and mental health, especially in people living in single occupancy households (https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/jun/19/two-in-five-uk-adults-feel-lonelier-under-lockdown-finds-survey). A survey has found that 40% of UK adults feel lonelier as a result of this necessary circumstance. Many also appear to be pessimistic about their situation ultimately returning to anything that is close to normality. Apps are not a substitute for real social contact. There is likely to be a mental health consequence of social isolation.
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