The following article is based on a presentation delivered by Simon Calvert for the Affinity online symposium on COVID-19 and the UK church. A recording of the full symposium is available on the Affinity YouTube channel.
The first person I ever met with covid was me. In mid-March 2020. In order to avoid passing on this apparently deadly disease, I moved out of the house for two weeks. The first lockdown was announced a few days into my period of isolation.