A recent study conducted by King’s College London and Ipsos MORI found that more than a quarter of people in the UK (26%) found it harder to follow the lockdown restrictions that were introduced in November “than they did during the UK-wide lockdown earlier in the year.”

One of the major reasons cited by those struggling was “difficulty in meeting up with family or friends outside” because of the cold November weather, which meant that people were seeing even less of those they love this time around.

However, many people (42%) also reported that simply feeling “worn out by the crisis” had contributed to their frustration at following stricter rules. And, no matter how compliant you might have been, that feeling of coronavirus fatigue is one that will be at least a little familiar to us all.

Lockdown 2.0: why did we find the lockdown restrictions harder to follow the second time around?