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What have I learned in lockdown? I have a burning need for small adventures | Zoe Williams

I miss the joy of random events, of not knowing what will happen between the hours of 2pm and 4pm. Right now our lives are Groundhog Day, retold as tragedy
When it comes to relaxing the lockdown, golf appears to be one of the nation’s priorities. Photograph: Huw Fairclough/Getty Images

A friend living in Belgium sent round a government leaflet on what the end of lockdown will look like: as of this week, Belgians can meet 15 people, rather than the previous 10, and it can be a different 15 every time. “Wellness centres” will be open, along with casinos; nightclubs won’t until the end of August; and bars will still have to shut at 1am. Four hundred people will be allowed at outdoor events, 200 indoors, subject to physical distancing rules being followed.

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