I've been doing a great job at ignoring the problem - Zina, 13, London

Well it's different.

I much prefer choosing to stay inside over having to and it was when my favourite escapesque park that barely ten people visit became overcrowded that I realised the helplessness of the situation.

I've done well with disassociating myself from fear of the pandemic because I'm one of the privileged who can safely say I'll recover if this thing hits me. However, it's the thought of potentially losing family that I force to the back of my mind. Currently, my aunt is recovering and my mother's friend is also getting better but for example, her husband isn't.

I know more than well not to make this about me and about how his potential death might affect me but the thought of his 12-year-old son losing his father and my parents losing a long-time friend is unimaginable and distressing. And the fact that so many people are losing loved ones while the government is preparing for 80% of the UK to get infected at some point is simply distressing and hope-shattering.

So to answer how I've been doing, I've been doing a great job at ignoring the problem and pretending like it doesn't exist. I've been doing school-work, exercising, learning a language, reading books and watching lots and lots of movies - as an introvert I'm somewhat used to this - and this quarantine has bought me lots of time for productivity. But like anyone, I wish it didn't have to come in such a horrific way.