How seriously we are all craving social contact. As I do my daily walks around town these mornings, I’ll wave or say “Good morning” to anybody and everybody. That’s why, when a friend I hadn’t seen in months pulled up in his car, I jumped at the chance to talk – he in his car, I two metres away. We talked about work, or lack of it. Then, I asked how his family was doing, in particular his university-age daughter.
“Well, to be honest, not great,” he said, “COVID.”
“Really?” I said, thinking that she’s awfully young to be infected.
“No, not that. The isolation at university, never leaving residence.”