A life coach I follow sent out this list on how to use this lockdown time. Great ideas:

Maintain wellbeing: As always, our state of mind will be in a better place through maintaining exercise, sleep and diet. HIIT training and yoga are options for keeping active in isolation and there’s plenty of it online.

Be social: Scheduling in calls with friends and family, or even groups of them. Bear in mind, during a time when everyone’s calendar is being scrapped, this could be the best chance we’ve all had to catch up in a while.

Create: Necessity is the mother of invention. Being forced inside is an opportunity to create art, music, DIY, next year's Christmas cards...you get the idea.

Leave the house: Unless on complete lockdown, just getting some space, air and movement can take the edge off. Or just lean out of the window and sing.

Meditate: That thing we never get around to doing because we never have a quiet moment. Well we should have a few more of them now. Download Calm or Headspace and just sit in the moment, rather than wishing it was different.

Go easy on social media: We'll all be tempted to scroll our lives away and/or immerse ourselves in virus updates. But that probably won’t do much good for our state of mind. Social media can of course be a great thing, providing we control it and it doesn't control us.

Considering our co-habitors: It's likely we've never had to see as much of the person or people we live with, as much as we will in isolation. So let’s make an extra effort in considering personal space and communicating properly.

Read, watch, listen: Get away from the constant stream of bad news. Listen to some music, watch some movies, read some books and enjoy the downtime.

Learn: Even better, use the opportunity to learn a new skill or way of thinking. There are a ton of free courses online - when else will we get this opportunity?

Have a routine: Waking up at 8:55am for a day of laptop in bed sounds great. But the reality can creep up and make isolation feel even more depressing. Maintaining a routine and wearing more than just underpants, also has its benefits.

Go to online events: Online events aren't quite the same as the real thing, but they provide a shared experience we can enjoy and connect with our communities.