Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, many people in the UK have spent the past few weeks in lockdown mode. Which means that, in order to slow the spread of Covid-19 (and relieve some of the mounting pressure on the NHS), we are now only allowed out of your house for the following reasons:

One form of exercise a day, such as walking, running or cycling – alone or with household members
To provide care for a vulnerable person or to obtain medical care for themselves
Travelling to and from work, if it is strictly necessary
Shopping for necessities, as infrequently as possible

And, while lockdown was due to be reviewed on 13 April, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab recently told the country “we are not done yet” as he confirmed that the coronavirus lockdown is set to continue for at least another week.

We get it. And we get that some people, stuck indoors and desperately wishing they could spend some time outdoors in this unprecedented sunshine, are feeling a little angry at all those they see as “flouting the rules” (we’ve all read those reports of police being forced to break up parties and move sunbathers along, haven’t we?).

However, as one viral Facebook post has made abundantly clear, we shouldn’t be so quick to cast judgement on others.

Coronavirus lockdown: NHS worker’s viral post reminds us to think before we judge people we see outside