THE NOVELTY WEARS THIN

‘Humans are social creatures, even the introverts. Human touch and connection are essential for wellbeing’

FIRST came the panic-buying period, marked by trolleys packed with toilet paper rolls and a general sense of confusion.

Then it was the honeymoon period in which we cheerfully baked bread, worked in our pyjamas and celebrated not being stuck in traffic.

And now with no specific timelines for when our lives in lockdown will end, we may be entering what’s known as the third quarter of isolation – and it’s not really great.

This stage, researchers have