Isolation and self-distancing have changed our lives in ways we could never have imagined mere weeks ago. No more eating out, meeting friends or shopping trips.
Those hazy lazy rounds of golf or post-work kickabouts are the stuff of not-so-distant memories. And then there are the tougher consequences of not seeing family or hugging loved ones, missing the arrival of newborns and losing valuable time with elderly or unwell relatives.
Of course, many of these sacrifices pale in comparison to the impact of the pandemic on staff at the NHS frontline, other key workers or the families who have lost loved ones to the coronavirus.