Looking after yourselves while you self-isolate

The coronavirus madness continues, but it can be contained through social distancing and sensible precautions. Hong Kong’s experience as one of the densest cities on the planet is a case in point.

Here are a few tips for self-isolating that we have found useful after 8 weeks of home learning and social distancing here in Hong Kong.

As well as all of the usual government advice about washing hands, not touching your face and social distancing, here are a few pointers to help you get through the next couple of months of self-isolation with your physical health and sanity in tact:

1. Don’t stay in the house all day – get out for a walk or a drive somewhere in the fresh air, far from the crowds to keep fit and get a change of scenery. Social distancing doesn’t mean you have to lock yourself away. It just means that you need to keep away from other people to avoid infection. You can still go for a drive or a walk in the countryside. Take a flask and a few sandwiches for a much-needed change of scene and some exercise. Try to do it every day to relieve the cabin fever and make life feel a little more normal and enjoyable.
2. Don’t sit on the news all day (unless you are Trevor McDonald). It will just make you depressed. Get some comedy on and have a laugh. Get a box set going and lose yourself in some pure escapism.
3. Turn the TV off altogether and lose yourself in a good book for an hour each day.
4. Get some exercise instead of hitting the biscuit barrel all day!
5. Get online and learn a new skill. There are thousands of incredible courses available online for FREE. If you’ve got some spare time during your self-isolation learn that new skill that you’ve always wanted to develop. From learning a new language to learning how to code or paint, there’s loads out there. Hit me up if you aren’t sure where to look. I know where they keep the really good stuff ; ]
6. Get social. Stay in touch with friends and family through Whatsapp, zoom or google hangouts to keep spirits up. Check in on people who you think might be vulnerable to give them some reassurance that they haven’t been forgotten. You can drop them a text or pop a note through their door just so that they know that they are being thought about. It will mean a lot.
7. Don’t even worry about the panic buying. It all calms down in a week or two and the shelves will all be full again and you’ll be left wondering exactly what possessed you to buy 48 toilet rolls, 6 kilos of pasta and 2 dozen tins of soup that you don’t even like…

Stay calm and carry on.

Just keep away from other people as far as possible and keep washing your hands.

If you are struggling, let us know and we’ll try to figure out how you can get some help. You are not alone.

Take care.

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